April 5, 2025

33 thoughts on “David Attenborough: ‘This is the last chance’ to address climate change | BBC

  1. Pity the next generation is the smart phone generation, these are the most damaging devices to the environment due to rare Earth elements used in production and a huge energy footprint wasting power loads up to 2kWh per year !

  2. Too whom it may concern: You are influential. I wish to submit to you this idea. Technology is the indirect cause of climate change. We need a "Global Economic Model"
    GEM that supports a new definition of profit, and this 'profit' definition must map well with nature's economy. In nature, we have been paid in full, in advance, and our job is to

    gain sustenance without going into Overshoot. I recommend the following definition of profit would meet our need to avoid overshoot:

    "Profit = our gratefulness and loving care for our Environment, and for the sustenance that it provides to all of us." Clearly, this definition of profit does require a new GEM.
    The central part of the new Global Economic Model should be the EPA. EPA members will vote on the best 'Profit' definition that states sustenance

    is our only actual 'gain' without which we can't live, and states that the environment is our only source of sustenance.

    As the central hub of the new GEM, EPA members will establish, by vote, all directives related to both, the GEM and climate rescue strategies.

    Here are just some rough ideas of what the EPA directives might be:

    1.) Population: Initially we need a one child per family directive.

    2.) In place of income, jobs would have an 'equivalency rating'. Some jobs are still more important and more difficult than others.

    3.) All equivalency ratings will increase at the same time if and when the environment becomes healthier. The lowest EquivRate must still be livable.

    4.) Everyone who can work will be able, and required, to get jobs. No more expenses, so no more cutting jobs to reduce expenses; thus, virtually no more homelessness.

    5.) No manufacturing of useless and unnecessary products. All products will be scrutinized by various rating methods.

    6.) Whenever possible products should last a lifetime and or be easily upgradable, so we don't buy the same products repeatedly.

    7.) EPA will direct "Work Force Flow". Example: Shoe manufacturer will produce 100yearLife shoes for 3 years, then reduce output to about 1/10 of full capacity, and

    the majority of shoe employees will be shifted to other work assignments by the EPA. Employees still keep their EquivRate in-between jobs.

    I know that this is just a rough outline of what we must do, but it's a good starting point.

    This is our Ark. Please help build it! Questions, suggestions and any comments for or against this idea will be very deeply appreciated. Thank you!

    P.S. Any changes that we attempt to make while under the guidelines of "Profit = income – expenses" will only make things much worse. The entire environment, including
    ourselves, is on the expense side of the equation. Business wants to eliminate expenses; thus, "Profit = income – expenses" is a recipe for the destruction of all
    life on the planet. The new definition of profit will prevent that from happening.
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  3. The "last chance" described here was two years ago as of the writing of this comment. I hope that this chance is an extended one. We, as a species, appear indifferent to the dangers Mr. Attenborough went to so much trouble to document. Writing from the U.S., the land of John Roberts, Joe Manchin, and general indifference to reality.

  4. And then Russia invaded Ukraine and it all gets put on the back shelf. We will deal with that later itтАЩs years away. ItтАЩs not tho the biggest threat to mankind is climate change not Russia or China. Power will mean nothing when the world decides to destroy us and return the planet to its normal state

  5. Cut, cut, cut…complete silence i want now.

    Who're u young boy?

    Who're you old man?

    Oooh are u the Great Richard Attenborough – Gandhi film – 8 Oscar award fame?

    Rubbish ! He was my elder brother Richard.┬а

    Yeeess, bakkwaass film !┬а

    But who're u n what're┬а u doing in this Jungle?┬а

    Dont u see young boy? Am capturing climate chaos?┬а

    Capturing? Or manufacturing chaos, old man ?┬а

    Damn it, who allowed this boy here?┬а

    This is our Jungle. You cant stop me from doing what i want here n am certainly not mfg chaos here, old man!┬а

    Okaay what do u want young boy?┬а

    Nothing. Saw lot of commotion, wondered whos dusturbing the poor birds n beasts!┬а

    Am Sir David Attenborough! Who're u?┬а

    You could call me Ronty!┬а

    What can i call u? Lord David?┬а

    David's fine in this Jungle, Ronty!┬а

    OkaaY David, why didnt u like ur bro's magnum opus – Gandhi?┬а

    "Parade of historical mannequinns" waste of precious foreign exchange by ur Govt?┬а

    Humaari Sweety ji the Great Iron n Steel PM┬а funded generously ur bro's film Lord David!┬а

    Down the drains of precious foreign exchange, Ronty, if u aks me!┬а

    Butt why do u hate this film sooh much?┬а

    I'd ve made hundred times better cinema!┬а

    U tell me what was missing in that film?┬а

    Same thing i aksed our teacher,┬а

    And what did he reply?┬а

    You bloody rogues n scoundrels thundered Raphael Sir, tell me only negatives abt the film u saw yesterday in our school!┬а

    And everyone began with the 8 Oscar award story!┬а

    Soooh Oscard award = good cinema is it? And what did u reply?┬а

    How could i say anything against the majority? They all liked the film n only 2 or 3 of us were silent.┬а

    U spineless Ronty !┬а

    What spineless, old men ? U talkin of climate chaos now? Did u ever spk of it in ur youth, middle age?┬а

    Now u're talking! How old are u men?┬а

    Am nearing my century!┬а

    Maybe i will also hv courage to spk later when i grow up, to go against the bulling majority !┬а

    Okaay, u scored one point against me, now tell me what u didn't like!┬а

    I did spk in the classroom nxt week but┬а when Raphael Sir, again called me, you bloody rogue scoundrel┬а waving his ruler in the air like a sword !

    Not one scene of Dr B R Ambedkar in the 8 Oscar award winning┬а film n all started laughing!┬а

    led by tht 5 G bully, Jonty!┬а

    5 G?┬а

    Yeaah 5 G, we call him bcoz all his earlier generations are bloody BnW┬а bullyz!┬а

    Ooh u mean B n W laa'ers?┬а

    Yeaah n even robed Judges in HC n SC!┬а

    He always spks in Queens English n i was scolded for not spelling Constitution correctly!┬а

    Exactly my point young boy. If only u'd've read MKG's scathing bitter acid comments on Law n Lawyers ur Raphael Sir'd hv shut his mouth!┬а

    How'd i know then, David? No bloody BnW┬а laaa'ersn Judges in my family no?┬а

    Butt Raphael Sir is a good teacher even if he shouts n calls us bloody rogues n scoundrels atleast once in his class everytime!┬а

    Bloody Churchills fan must be this teacher of urs!┬а

    Looked more like a dark James Bond to all of us!

    I will show u whats missing in this rubbish film **Gandhi he roared n aksed who wants to know?┬а

    All shouted, Yesss!┬а

    Assemble at sharp 6 am at Queen Victoria terminus stn this Sunday!┬а

    Isnt it renamed after tht bloody┬а King whats his name?┬а

    Heee heee heee, u mean CST? U too fooled old man, David?┬а

    CST means – Casino std time or Coastal std time, besides few other things but certainly not the King, men !┬а

    Who says that?┬а

    Who else? These 5G┬а bullies – BnW laa'ers!┬а

    U know on Sunday morning only 5 of us were there at VT stn at 6 am sharp!┬а

    Ur teacher must've cancelled his trip?┬а

    Noooh, he was very happy instead!┬а

    I will show u bloidy rogues n scoundrels, something these others will regret forever n u shall remember forever in ur life!┬а

    And what did he reveal to u? Some magic ? Abracadbra Jadooo ?

  6. He took us to a place called Deonar nr Chembur u know?

    Oooh yeeaah, yeeeaaah, yeeeeah, those bloody Peshawari 420z!

    Bingooo David u're a genius men!

    Thank you Master Ronty for appreciating my genius!

    Sooh, this stn we got down was very smelly u know men

    Stinking u mean?

    Yeeaahh yeeaaah stinking like u know tht gas in Chemistry lab?

    H2S – Hydrogen sulphate?

    Yes yeess men! This entire place is named┬а after Dr B R Ambedkar n his first wife Ramaai Ambedkar he told us,!

    He took us in bus, auto n taxi n showed us the dumping ground, waste mountain n yelled at us again, u bloody rogues n scoundrels, do u know who rests here?

    All 5 of us were silent! We'd gone there first time in our life noo?

    Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj!

    Oooh CST u mean ?

    U stinking fools, bloody idiots u know why u're clueless abt our Constitution n Dr B R Ambedkar besides CST n only know of 8 Oscar award wining film?┬а

    Bcoz, Dr B R Ambedkar n his Constitution , besides Chh Shivaji Maharaj hv been dumped here in this bloody waste land, garbage mountain n all u know of is of Madrassi silver screen Tevar Magan Sivaji Ganesans!┬а

    Is it our fault David┬а men?┬а

    No, no, he was not angry with u but frustrated, agitated with the way u guys treat ur heroez maybe?┬а

    Who's the real bloody rogues n scoundrels? We? Or they who've done this to Dr B R Ambedkar n Chh Shivaji Maharaj? Incl their own family members, successors?┬а

    Butt why did ur bro the great Brit┬а film maker ignore Dr B R A completely men?┬а

    Didn't u aks ur bloody teacher, whats his name?┬а

    Raphael Sir! Hes a nice man, a good teacher unlike our Hindi teacher – Nabar Sir who'd walk down to our benches and u know literallly hit us men, with compass box n books, banging it on our heads n shoulders, which Raphael Sir never dud even once,┬а men!┬а

    What did he say, this Raphael Sir of urs?┬а

    Now u must go home n study on ur own n fund out the reasons as to why Dr B R A is occupying this stench filled region n why those 5 G Jonty bullies are hvng a feast in this world?┬а

    And did u find out men?┬а

    Very slowly slowly! We should've time nooo? Besides materials in easy understandable simple language?┬а

    U've to struggle Master Ronty, nothings easy men in life?┬а

    Whys it easy for the 5G Jonty bullies men?┬а

    U'll figure it out very quickly men, if only u begin searching, thinking for urself aksing right qns┬а n answering ti urself !┬а

    Butt why didnt u like ur own bro's film men?┬а

    Complete waste of precious time energy n monies !┬а

    Big blot, stain, indelible on Sir Richard Attenboroughs reputation i must say!┬а

    Yet didnt my bro succeed atleast in provoking, prodding the 5 of u students to┬а aks, probe this glaring omission in his film ?┬а

    How'd u've made this film on Gandhi, David men?┬а

    Oooh thats very easy Master Ronty. I'd've picked up one glaring mighty weakness in this Barrister┬а MKG n also Dr BRA n plotted my story around tht Himalayan weakness!┬а

    Such as?┬а

    Ooohh not the one tht'd appeal to the bullies n thugz like ur 5G Jonties of ur HC n SC snooty snobs n thugz on streets but a soft spot which has a repurcussion, a Himalayan one, continuing from generation to generation, ad infinitum!┬а

    Certainly not the usual bull shit stuff served by demagogues n rabble rousers, porn servers in the name of art, cinema culture lit fest n what not! Hot air mfrers, climate chaos engineers in the name of dusruption – most deceptive┬а euphemism for terorist activity!!!┬а

    And whats that men ?

    Are u goung to fund me men that i should disclose my secret plot / script to u, Master Ronty?┬а

    Can u organize a financier?┬а

    But arent u a ruch / wealthy man David?┬а

    Why'd i put my own monies? Would u?┬а

    Wasnt there another very popular film recently on this MKG?┬а

    Yeaaah, very succesful, enjoyed it as i watched but was very very disappointed with it nxt day!┬а

    Why?┬а

    Whaayy?┬а

    It was more n more focussed on Radio Mirchi masala n stupid senti love story than on MKG!┬а

    Binnggooo! Havent yet u realised Master Ronty? The entire History of ur Barr MKG, if only u'd be able to de code this sloppy, superficial commercial pot boiler if u'd think vigorously, de code n connekt the dots the entire so called freedom strugle history n geography n ur Dr BR A 's glaring invisibility' d be clear to u in a lightening flash like moment, if only u'd connect the right dots, ignoring the usual crap!┬а

    Think, think, think, everyone preaches but what abt my livelihood?┬а

    Who'll finance me, offering me amole time n luxury to think at leisure men?

  7. This smart phone that uve got in ur pocket is the most poweful weapon uve got Bholu, even more powerful than a Bomb dont u know tht?

    Seeee i was telling this chap Ronty, abt these phones being dangerous, whats tht word u call it?

    radio active emissions?

    Haaaan n this felliws arguing with me.

    Can u prove tht Bholu to onvince Ronty or urself?

    Does he even know the spelling of Scuence n technology n hes telling me of radio active emissions n what not?

    Clues, hints, to crack the secret code, Master Bholu.

    Where are they?

    Everywhere in ur city fir eg. Butt u must be able to connekt them into a pattern all the more better if meaningful.

    On any n every topic?

    Yes.

    Prive it men David. Our Raphael proves Algebra n Geometry theorems on the blackboard n we mugg it up. Who'll challenge him n prove even if hes wrong ?

    Okaaay will try. For eg whats the burning Qn currently here in ur city, country?

    Hajaar n ten hajaar problems men, how can i pick up one? Okaay commuting to n fro to our school only takes up hours n hours n then Raphael teachers keep on abusung us, u bloidy rogues n scoundrels if he catches ys sleeping in the classroom.

    Thats a unuversal problem man Bholu.

    OkaaY. Burning problem means ur firang mfd one BBC report on our PM. After 20 or 22 yrs theyve woken up?

    Hv u wondered why?

    Only one point. Elections, elections, elections, 12 months, 365 days all our lives we face, empty slogans, big talk n bigger hoardings everywhere on buses, trains, walls, skies everywhere of each n every family member even on their hapoy buddayz. Saddayz for us David.

    Brilliant. Atleast u connekted one clue. Whaayy now after 29 ++ yrs.

    But what was the issue Bholu?

    What else men same old bloody boring story / pukture frim my grandfathers time after independence. Dangaaz, killings, riots rapes alwaayz Hindu-Muslim shouting n fighting in TV, Radio n piktures,.

    Piktures Bholu, u like?

    Who doesnt like men? Only entertainment in India for us other than the boring fixed cricket matches.

    Thats the problem u need to crack Bholu if u wish to crack the code spk quickly quickly.

    By watching only select films. Maybe 5 % or even less 1-2 % for ur country is global ldr in churning films.

    U mean only one or two out of hundred?

    How will i know what to watch or not?

    Fir inst if u wish ti know in detail why the BBC report now, what will u need to do first?

    Need to read abt what hppnd 20 yrs ago in detail.

    But there also u'll find tonnes of garbage esp in ur country, on Giigle search for reasons u know very well.

    U mean **taang adaataa haii daulatwaalaa?

    He means – hurdles created by the 5G types bullies Sethjiz – sing in Shree 420 film.

    Dont u see Bholu, u cinnekted ur burning priblem quickly with 5 /6 decade yr old song line?

    Sooh u mean i must watch old piktures phirsht?

    Theres alwayz something to learn frim everything, everywhere but u need to catch up with the 5G Jonty type bullies no?

    That tooh we've been doing from my grandfathers tume n even befire that. Playing catch up catch up n here we're┬а now.

    But u've a Bomb in ur pocket Master Bholu?

    U mean i should throw it away David?

    Not before u master / crack┬а the code spk Bholu?

    Sooh what abt this burning train problem?

    U need to stydy the problem first only then we could discuss it.

    Tomorrow? Same time?

    In one day u mean i'll be able to study n understand the 20 yr old burning train problem?

    Now he'll go n watch the burning train pikture.

    Shutt up men am not a bloody shaana fellow like u Ronty. Will show u tomorrow u see.

  8. Well, you said it's our "last chance", 2 years ago since this was posted. Nothing has changed much. When the planet froze and was tropical before mankind, Who caused that? Cars, factories, aliens, let's stop beating outselves up. Oh and by the way Sir David, do you need a ┬г1.1 million pound house, and to have flown 1.9 million miles…400 flights ..the equivelant to over 700 times around our planet. "just saying Sir Dave"

  9. who's he blaming for the way we live our lives? normal ordinary people or those globalist billionaires that he's a puppet for in this climate change grift? This guy is such a shill for the left.

  10. We need to ask why don't most of us try to do anything about climate? Psychology. I think partly instinctive optimism, we are unrealistically positive about our chances, this helped us survive in the past but not with this issue. Also instinct to be the alpha-male, most of us are not motivated to have enough, we are driven to have more than everyone else, thus limitless accumulation. Instinct for dominance also probably makes technological power addictive. Also instinctively interpreting constructive criticism as a physical attack. I'm surprised Attenborough as a scientist, who knows we are apes, doesn't go into this. Reasoning with most people is ethical but pointless, these instincts need to be addressed.

  11. There is only one race, the race to produce a range of technology and industry thatтАЩs conducive and complimentary to this planets natural world as fast as is humanly possible before we devour our planet. We seem reluctant to set a new precedence which will ensure our current trajectory remains as is, thus it seems clear that whatтАЩs intended is to merely adapt and mitigate the causes we create with this model as we go, rather than to redesign civilisation itself which is actually the common denominator that has brought us to where we are today. Our pride in what we have achieved as a species is blinding us from seeing what could have been achieved instead had we inherited a different path.

  12. See where we are now is actually the result of the pasts quest for dominance over all competitors the competitors being us. Our species created a psychological constrain being a reason to strive for dominance against different versions of our own development as a species which also became a dominant aspect of the design brief used to build civilisation. Collectively we create our own villains our own threats our own fears and our own concerns lol. Honestly humanity has become collectively stupid because things have been this way for such a long amount of time that we think the option taken is also the only option possible . Lol

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