Sir David Attenborough tells World Economic Forum ‘we’re destroying the world and ourselves’
- The famed broadcaster and natural historian urged leaders to ‘move beyond guilt or blame’ and work to reduce human-driven climate change
Sir David Attenborough has seen more of the planet and its wonders than most humans ever will. And on Monday, the famous naturalist and British television broadcaster warned that it had changed so rapidly and profoundly because of human-driven climate change that we risked destroying our earthly home.
“It is tempting and understandable to ignore the evidence and carry on as usual or to be filled with doom and gloom … We need to move beyond guilt or blame and get on with the practical tasks at hand.”
To drive home the point, Attenborough pointed to the changes that had taken place during his lifetime.
“I am quite literally from another age,” the 92-year-old said. “I was born during the Holocene, the name given to the 12,000-year period of climatic stability that allowed humans to settle, farm and create civilisations.”