How would you describe your role on the GCI board?
I am one of the voices of industry—I bring in the perspective of how industry might accomplish our goals with the constraints currently being faced.
Everyone on the GCI board is very dedicated to improving the outlook for our planet. The problem is clearly defined: our society must control the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere to avoid seeing a global change in the climate. As the amount of CO2 has increased, the climate has become more unstable with more “100 year events” per year.
There are many ways to impact this, including by controlling the amount of CO2 emitted from all sources and sequestering or reusing CO2.
What is your evaluation of COP26?
History will tell us what the true impact is. I was glad to see the event take place and glad that India took a strong stance for the first time. I also believe that a number of peer discussions were started. I would have liked to see a stronger, more united final statement.
The problems our planet is facing are unprecedented. Many people are already experiencing the symptoms of more erratic weather. I do believe that no nation, and no single group of nations, can change the path our planet is on. It will take all of us coming together.
Naturally, this is fraught with issues. Unfortunately, time is not on our side. We must act now and act together.
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