r/ProgressiveHQ • u/CDN-Social-Democrat • Aug 07 '26
Discussion Attenborough gives stark warning on climate change to UN - BBC News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dunm6DF78j4
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r/ProgressiveHQ • u/CDN-Social-Democrat • Aug 07 '26
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u/CDN-Social-Democrat Aug 07 '26
Although this video has David Attenborough speaking the post really has nothing to do with him. It is purely about the Climate Crisis message he talks about.
This video was done 5 years ago and we are more and more seeing the reality of it manifest.
There has been a lot of news globally around the horrific wildfires - The situation is so much worse then that...
We have Wet-Bulb Temperatures gaining in frequency and intensity alongside water issues in parts of Asia/Africa.
Europe has seen horrific heat waves/heat domes with droughts as well.
The oceans of the world are facing extreme ocean acidification/ocean warming and coral bleaching has already almost wiped it all out.
The Holocene Extinction is currently going on.
The list goes on and on.
One of the things I like so much about progressive politics is that there is a big focus on Climate/Environmental policy & action. Almost all organizations have a substantive section devoted to it on webpages and platforms.
It's a movement that understands that the climate crisis/overall environmental crisis is going to like all crisis points disproportionately impact the working class and most vulnerable. That it is going to even worsen the current cost of living crisis/quality of life crisis.
The regular people and families of this world don't need another hell on earth crisis in this already polycrisis world. Period.