Wednesday, 23 January 2019

'Nothing to fear': Jacinda Ardern urges world leaders to act on climate change – video



 
'You don't have to cede power by acting on climate change. There's nothing to fear about your individual political status,' New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern said during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Former US vice president Al Gore asked panellists for advice they would give to a world leader who does not believe in climate change. British naturalist David Attenborough, who was also on the panel, said the 'head of state' should think about the generations of family who will have to deal with the consequences of climate change. He asked: ‘Could you look them [your children] in the eye and say: “I knew what could be done but it was too difficult and rather boring” 

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