Environmentalist ‘Stuart Scott’ Warns Climate Crises is More Lethal Than a Pandemic

2020 truly has been harsh on humankind. The pictures of the tremendous wildfires in California and in Australia earlier in the year are perhaps as emblematic of 2020, as those of lines of individuals wearing facemasks and practicing social distance.

It is understood that the main drivers of climate change promote risk factors enhancing the danger of pandemics. Deforestation, which generally happens for agrarian purposes, is the biggest reason for habitat loss around the world. Loss of habitat forcibly compels animals to migrate, enhancing the possibly of coming into contact with different species or humans creating vectors for pathogens to gain transmission pathways into human populations. Enormous domesticated animal ranches can likewise fill in as a hotspot for the overflow of infections from animals to humans. Less demand for animal proteins combined with more sustainable animal husbandry could diminish arising disease risk, reduce carbon footprint, and thus forestall greenhouse gas emissions.

“We have numerous motivations to take climate action to improve our health and reducing hazards for another pandemic rise is one of them,” says Stuart Scott, the US renowned environmental strategist and activist, who has been the face of the UN Climate Change Conference. “Climate change has not halted on account of a worldwide pandemic. However, our turbocharged heating of Earth has become a nearly forgotten crisis. The issue of climate change has been put on the back burner,” he adds.

Stuart Scott is a profoundly dedicated ecologist, strategist, educator, and public speaker. His long and varied career includes being the first environmentalist stockbroker on Wall Street, IT consulting for Citibank, a software engineer for IBM, and a university instructor of mathematics, statistics, and critical thinking (the theory of knowledge). Stuart left the scholarly world in 2008 to indulge full-time in climate and ecological advocacy. His scholarly, vocational, and contemplative foundations, as well as public speaking experience, consolidates empowering him to communicate complex terms in a straightforward way to diverse crowds. He is an eco-social strategist, devising innovative projects and ways to deal with the impact of the financial and social components destabilizing the Earth’s climate and ecology. Stuart takes an interest as an Observer to the UN climate negotiations, known for his convincing presentations and innovative activities. He is the host of the Climate Matters program, created at the yearly UN climate negotiations and accessible on the UPFSI YouTube video channel. He is further credited with spearheading interfaith participation at the environmental change negotiations with the Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change, presently known as the United Planet Faith and Science Initiative. Additionally, Stuart Scott is the person who introduced Greta Thunberg to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP-24) in Katowice, Poland 2018, launching her international career as a youth climate activist with a huge international following and influence.

Meanwhile, the world has seen a welter of awkward records and near-records this year with factors directly related to climate change, from global temperatures to Arctic ocean ice loss, with ever-more clear ramifications for worldwide health, wealth, and happiness.

“It is comprehended that the Coronavirus crisis is a momentary public health crisis and a financial trouble for a couple of years,” says Stuart Scott. “Yet, it’s very surely known that the extent of crisis we face in the event that we fall flat with climate mitigation would be something altogether different,” he adds.

COVID is a long way from being over. Be that as it may, the time has come to think about what we need the world to resemble 10, 20, and 30 years down the line. “It is high time we need to think about what has been occurring with climate change while the world’s attention has been diverted to the pandemic? How has the pandemic changed the game, and what can be done to forestall the extreme that is destined to come, if not taken care of today,” concludes Stuart Scott.