G7 leaders charged to demonstrate global will in tackling climate change

By Nneka Nwogwugwu

Television naturalist, David Attenborough has charged leaders at the G7 summit in Cornwall to demonstrate the “global will” to tackle climate change.

Attenborough said the scientific response to the Covid-19 pandemic had demonstrated what was possible when there was a “clear and urgent” goal.

He said in a video address, that the fight against climate change was as much a “political and communications” challenge.

Mr Attenborough told the leaders gathered in Carbis Bay: “The scientific collaboration on Covid treatment and vaccines showed just how much we can achieve together when the goal is clear and urgent.

“We know in detail what is happening to our planet. And we know all of the things we need to do during this decade.

“Tackling climate change is now as much a political and communications challenge as it is a scientific or technological one.
“We have the skills to address it in time. All we need is the global will to do so.”

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was urging G7 leaders to drive a “global green industrial revolution” to help developing nations reap the benefits of clean economic growth.