Monday, November 22, 2010

Anglican Journal: Climate change an urgent moral issue: ‘We have been called to a revolution’ says bishop
OTTAWA — Action on climate change is becoming so urgently needed that even 
scientists trained not to make value judgements see it as a moral
 issue.

 What’s more, we may be “running out of time,” says Dr. John Stone, adjunct
 research professor, geography and environmental studies, at Carleton
 University in Ottawa.

“Climate change has now become such a threat 
to our society, economy and environment that some of us find it difficult,
 if not irresponsible, to remain within our [objective] disciplinary domains,” 

he told a Nov. 14 workshop at The Church of St. John the 
Evangelist (Anglican) Church here. “We have defined the problem, now we need to put all our efforts
 into developing and implementing solutions.”

Dr. Stone is also vice-chair of a working group of the
 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

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