John Gibbons: We are close to a climate catastrophe but the message is being lost in consumption
Our politicians must show the same resolve they showed against Covid and set out the stark reality of what we face if we do not take individual responsibility for the planet, and the public and media need to buy into the warning
A famous pair of photos were taken several years apart on New York’s Fifth Avenue in the early years of the 20th century. The first was shot in 1900, and shows a street scene crowded with horse-drawn vehicles, among which was a solitary automobile.
The second picture, taken from the same position in 1913, shows an equally busy streetscape. This time, however, there isn’t a single horse to be seen. In just over a decade, ...
