""You must listen to the science," Packham repeated. "Because if you don't, then things go wrong, and lives are lost." Quoting from a recent investigation of the UK government's handling of the Covid pandemic, Packham noted that an additional 23,000 people died during a single week because scientific advice was ignored as social distancing orders were lifted prematurely. "Tragically," he continued, the threat posed by climate change is "far, far greater.... It's not thousands, it's not hundreds of thousands, or millions of lives that are at risk. It's billions of lives that are at risk.""
""Billions" was no TV star's rhetorical flourish, a panel of top scientists then explained. A series of 10-minute presentations summarizing the latest research on how rising global temperatures affect food production, public health, economic well-being, and military security offered a fresh take on what thousands of scientists have long warned. Humanity "is hurtling toward climate chaos," in the words of " The 2025 State of the Climate Report," "an unfolding emergency...where only bold, coordinated action can prevent catastrophic outcomes.""
Chris Packham urged leaders and the public to heed scientific evidence, citing a Covid investigation that linked premature lifting of social distancing to 23,000 additional deaths in a single week. Packham warned that climate change poses a far greater threat, placing billions of lives at risk. A panel of scientists presented concise summaries of research showing how rising global temperatures damage food production, public health, economic well-being, and military security. The 2025 State of the Climate Report warns that humanity is hurtling toward climate chaos and that only bold, coordinated action can prevent catastrophic outcomes. Irreversible tipping points include threats such as a shutdown of the massive Atlantic M...
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