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This is what the UN ocean ambassador tells his grandkids about climate change

Peter Thomson is the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean. He’s urging young people to take part in climate action but he’s also clear about where responsibility lies. Scientists have devised the concept of ‘positive tipping points’ which are thresholds that can propel rapid decarbonization. However, Thomson says the first tipping point is up to us.

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