Ray Mears: We’ll struggle to survive climate change
Posted on November 14, 2009
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Do you worry about Earth’s future?
The planet will be fine, whether we are is another matter. What’s interesting is that the last time we faced climatic fluctuations as a species, we were hunter-gatherers and could up sticks and move. We can’t do that now, and we’re only just realising that the result of a static lifestyle is that you have to take greater care of the planet. I’m not a natural worrier, it’s more important to act in a positive way.
Obviously we should be concerned - I’ve seen signs of global warming myself - but what concerns me more is global pollution. That’s a tremendous worry. How can we survive without clean air and water? We’re seeing an increased amount of illness and we haven’t got to the bottom of the causes. I suspect the answers will be commonplace and linked to environmental conditions, so I think we should concentrate our efforts as much on pollution as global warming.
How will humans cope with climate change?
I don’t think most people will survive climate change. It will be a disaster. We have to adapt to survive and take lessons from nature. Adaptable things do better - the more specialised you become, the more marginal you are. My biggest concern is that people are turning their backs on Darwinian evolution. I don’t think there should be a conflict between Darwinian science and Christianity. If you believe in Darwin and evolution you don’t need to be faithless. Plenty of scientists would agree.
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