Humanity has less than a five year window to take decisive action on climate change, the UK’s former chief scientist told the opening session of the National Climate Emergency Summit in Melbourne. “We have to move rapidly,” said Professor Sir David King, founder and chair of the Centre for Climate Repair at Cambridge University and a former advisor to both the Blair and Brown governments. “What we do over the next three to four years, I believe, is going to determine the future of humanity. We are in a very very desperate situation.” King had previously advised the UK government that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees was vital to … Continue reading Climate emergency