Some more key quotes from top NASA climate scientist, head of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Dr. James Hansen from the video posted below:
“It would be immoral to leave these young people with a climate system spiraling out of control.”
“Global warming is already affecting people.”
As covered here on Planetsave in the past, Hansen let himself be arrested on a number of occasions in an effort to trigger global warming action.
Despite the gravity of the issue, it’s fun to watch him talk about it. He knows the science like the back of his hand.
Here’s the video on TED and on YouTube (if you happen to have trouble with the TED video), which comes from his recent TED talk in Long Beach, CA: