James Hansen is the Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City and Adjunct Professor of Earth Sciences at Columbia University’s Earth Institute; he was trained in physics and astronomy and received his Ph.D. in 1967. Since the mid-1970s his research has focused on the Earth’s climate and understanding the human impact on global climate.
Below, taken mainly from the Climate Progress site, is a statement by James Hansen concerning climate change. Whilst the statement may be considered long, particularly in today’s society, it is, in my view, essential reading. This is the link to the Climate Progress web page:
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2012/01/28/413955/james-hansen-on-cowards/
James Hansen considers “Climate change is a moral issue of unprecedented scope, a matter of intergenerational injustice, as today’s adults obtain benefits of fossil fuel use, while consequences are felt mainly by young people and future generations.” He is undoubtedly right about the moral issue being of unprecedented scope but we must not forget that the moral issue includes other species, not just humans.
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