The list of environmental problems we face seems to grow by the day. Climate change, species decline, habitat loss, pollution (the current oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is a particularly striking example here) and depletion of natural resources are among the most high-profile. But we could include numerous other examples. Scientists tell us that many of these problems are increasingly urgent, with potentially disastrous consequences if we don’t act.
The recent global climate talks in Copenhagen demonstrate that environmental issues are firmly on the international political agenda. Despite the failure to reach an agreement in Denmark, the calling together of so many global leaders to discuss environmental issues represents a significant landmark in itself. In the UK, the election of the first Green MP in 2010 illustrates how environmental issues are becoming increasingly central to political and public concerns.
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