and so it is very texturing to say we can deal with it later. but these are both emergencies happening right now, and they aren t unrelated. according to the director of harvard sea change, climate relates to other species on earth, and that matters to our health. as the planet heats up, animals big and small on land and in the sea are headed to the poles to get out of the heat. that means animals are coming into contact with other animals they normally wouldn t, and that creates an opportunity for pathogens to get into new hosts. plus, lots of the causes of climate change also increase the risk of pandemics, and the decrease in air quality affects our baseline health. big picture, climate change makes us more vulnerable and it reduces our ability to adapt. this pandemic, this crisis, is a preview of what awaits if we don t treat climate change as the existential threat that it is. when we ignore the science, the
it s a dire, red flag. telling us that this is our last chance to save ourselves. i realize that we re in the middle of one crisis, covid-19. and so, it is very tempting to say that we can deal with the next crisis, later. but, these are both emergencies. they re both happening, right now, and they aren t unrelated. according to dr. erin bernstein, director of sea change, climate change alters how we relate to other species on earth and that matters to our health and our risk for infections. as the planet heats up, animals, big and small, on land and the sea, are headed to the poles to get out of the heat. that means animals are coming into contact with other animals, they normally wouldn t. and that creates an opportunity for pathogens to get into new hosts. plus, lots of the causes of climate change, also, increase the risk of pandemics and the decrease in air quality affects our baseline health. big picture? climate change makes us more vulnerable, and it reduces our ability to adap
planet and the way they‘re interconnected and the services they provide for us, if you like, clean water, clean air, food, medicines. and we‘re having report after report talking about the crisis, the term some years, in nature at the moment. report on the last few weeks reporting that global wildlife populations have declined by two thirds since the 1970s. and a techie to targets that governments signed up to targets that governments signed up to in 2010 executive targets. the un reported back on those on those targets to protect nature, none of them had been met in full. there have been some individual su ccesses there have been some individual successes in individual countries, small successes, but none had been met in full. so it‘s against this backdrop really that we‘re seeing
playing field and we need regulations and we need regulation urgently regulations and we need regulation urge ntly to regulations and we need regulation urgently to take before staying out of supply chains into the uk. ta ke of supply chains into the uk. take deforestation. this is underpinned by the the research to be published, we demonstrate that in fa ct, be published, we demonstrate that in fact, it is still possible to reverse the loss of nature within this decade with the early ambitious action, particularly the agricultural sector, that means number of things. and it s reducing food waste, a third of agricultural waste, lance across the plant. more equitable distribution or foods across the planet. it also does mean some changes in our diet, in some parts of the world, including the uk, we consume more meat and dairy products and we consume less, does not mean going vegan, dispense a bit of moderation. are talking about
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