Plants are failing to absorb our carbon emissions, decades before expected, says Dr. James Curran from Scotland. Then celebrated Indian author Amitav Ghosh on new book "The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable".
Interviews by Alex Smith for Radio Ecoshock
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Short clip of introduction to Amitav Ghosh book launch in Kolcotta India August 1, 2016 via You tube.
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Professor James Curran from Scotland. Formerly the head of the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, Curran has published new science that shakes our planning for climate change to the core. The plants it seems are soaking up less and less of the carbon dioxide we pump into the sky. Peak carbon is not later in this century, as predicted, but behind us. It's stunning news that makes climate action so much more urgent than you've been told.
You'll hear from one of India's best known authors, in both fiction and non-fiction. Amitav Ghosh has just released his newest book, "The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable". In a wide-ranging interview, we look at climate change from the other side of the world.