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Climate crisis: governments must act, but so must we
PAUL DONOVAN argues that Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report demands grassroots-led conversion to a more sustainable way of living — and that means normal people not waiting for the state and big business to start living differently
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THE warnings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of pending environmental disaster made for sobering reading.
 

They should cause everyone to take stock, especially the parents and grandparents: what sort of a hellish future is being created for our children and grandchildren?
 

The danger of floods and heatwaves is becoming ever more real, yet the world continues largely to continue with business as usual.

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