David Attenborough claims that humanity has stepped into a new geological age, leaving the Holocene and entering the Anthropocene: the age of humans. The natural historian has made the statement as he urged politicians and businessmen from around the world to make a renewed push to tackle climate change before the damage is irreparable. Get it right, he argued, and humans can create a world with clean air and water, unlimited energy and sustainable fish stocks, but only if decisive action is taken now.
David Attenborough urges decisive climate action as we enter new geological age
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