It is not the Earth’s future at stake in the climate crisis – it is ours | Letters
As we edge towards an irreversible point, the climate becomes less a challenge to manage and more a hostile environment in which many will struggle to live, writes Keith Nicholls....
By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion
As we edge towards an irreversible point, the climate becomes less a challenge to manage and more a hostile environment in which many will struggle to live, writes Keith Nicholls . Plus letters from Dr David Lowry and Leo Young Your editorial ( The Guardian view on adapting to the climate crisis: it demands political honesty about extreme weather, 26 December ) rightly highlights the urgency of climate adaptation. But to truly understand the scale of what we face, we must confront an uncomfortable truth: the Earth will survive this crisis. It is humanity, and countless other living species, that may not. As we edge closer to an irreversible point, the climate is becoming less a “challenge to manage” and more a hostile environment in which many will struggle to live. The planet is already adapting to its future. The question is whether we will do the same. Continue reading...