John Gibbons: There are things we can all do to help mitigate climate change

Maybe now is the time to consider whether your current job or career can make a positive contribution to help build a safer, cleaner future for everyone

The World Health Organisation has identified climate change as the greatest threat to human health this century.

Given that apathy, cynicism, and outright denial still dominate how our political system, corporations and much of our media are reacting to the unfolding climate emergency, it is easy for us as individuals to feel as helpless as the situation feels hopeless.

Giving up is, however, not an option, so at least for now, it’s up to us: you and me. The most valuable commodity we possess is our time; how we choose to spend it is a decision we must each make for ourselves, but more and more people are coming to realise that, in a world on fire, it makes little sense to simply carry on with our lives and careers as if nothing has changed.