President of the Global Ecovillage Network
This interview is part of a larger project in which I am interviewing experts from throughout my area of Scotland on what they feel are the biggest ecological problems facing Scotland today. All interviews are on video.
Summary:
In response to my question “What do you think is the biggest ecological problem facing Scotland today? Jonathan responded that global warming is the biggest worldwide problem and therefore also the biggest problem for Scotland.
Why? The threats of global warming will affect all countries, as we are interdependent, and the UK could face rising sea levels, and incoming climate change refugees.
When asked what we could do about the problem, he spoke passionately about the need for political action to convince politicians to cut emissions and embrace a climate change treaty. The upcoming United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference in Copenhagen from the 7th – 18th of December is an important event that will shape worldwide government action about climate change. In 1997 the US senate rejected the Kyoto Protocal 95-0. Many hope that Barack Obama will take a very different stance than the Bush administration. Jonathan feels that we all need to get involved spreading the message about Copenhagen, writing to polititians, protesting and creating guerrilla art.
The associated images that came to mind for Jonathan were not of the destruction of climate change but instead of people coming together to tackle the problem, and having fun in the process.
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