so this image that you see here is actually the original of the Blue Marble
actually the original of the Blue Marble
actually the original of the Blue Marble images it’s said to be one of the most
images it’s said to be one of the most
images it’s said to be one of the most reproduced images and human history I
reproduced images and human history I
reproduced images and human history I can recall seeing it as a child and
can recall seeing it as a child and
can recall seeing it as a child and finding it quite simply or inspiring I
finding it quite simply or inspiring I
finding it quite simply or inspiring I think that you can’t help but look at it
think that you can’t help but look at it
think that you can’t help but look at it it generates so many different thoughts
it generates so many different thoughts
it generates so many different thoughts and emotions the perfect simplicity of
and emotions the perfect simplicity of
and emotions the perfect simplicity of our spherical planet versus the
our spherical planet versus the
our spherical planet versus the compelling complexity of the systems at
compelling complexity of the systems at
compelling complexity of the systems at play upon it what’s essentially just a
play upon it what’s essentially just a
play upon it what’s essentially just a dot in space versus the boldness of
dot in space versus the boldness of
dot in space versus the boldness of human progress in capturing that image
human progress in capturing that image
human progress in capturing that image and perhaps most importantly I think you
and perhaps most importantly I think you
and perhaps most importantly I think you can’t help but look at it and then pause
can’t help but look at it and then pause
can’t help but look at it and then pause and think about us as our species and
and think about us as our species and
and think about us as our species and the profound implications that we have
the profound implications that we have
the profound implications that we have living on that planet and so what I want
living on that planet and so what I want
living on that planet and so what I want to do in this talk now
to do in this talk now
to do in this talk now it’s described how we can assess the
it’s described how we can assess the
it’s described how we can assess the impact that we are having on this planet
impact that we are having on this planet
impact that we are having on this planet how we can undertake a planetary health
how we can undertake a planetary health
how we can undertake a planetary health check
now since that original image was taken
now since that original image was taken by the Apollo spacecraft in 1972 in the
by the Apollo spacecraft in 1972 in the
by the Apollo spacecraft in 1972 in the subsequent war almost 50 years there
subsequent war almost 50 years there
subsequent war almost 50 years there have been literally hundreds of
have been literally hundreds of
have been literally hundreds of petabytes of data acquired from space
petabytes of data acquired from space
petabytes of data acquired from space describing all aspects of our planet
describing all aspects of our planet
describing all aspects of our planet and here are three recent satellite
and here are three recent satellite
and here are three recent satellite images the amount of data that was being
images the amount of data that was being
images the amount of data that was being added to that repository now amounts to
added to that repository now amounts to
added to that repository now amounts to some tens of terabytes a day which is
some tens of terabytes a day which is
some tens of terabytes a day which is equivalent per hour to adding an entire
equivalent per hour to adding an entire
equivalent per hour to adding an entire football pitch full of four drawer
football pitch full of four drawer
football pitch full of four drawer filing cabinets worth of information is
filing cabinets worth of information is
filing cabinets worth of information is really vast quantities of data that are
really vast quantities of data that are
really vast quantities of data that are being acquired all the time I’ll come on
being acquired all the time I’ll come on
being acquired all the time I’ll come on to describe in more detail
to describe in more detail
to describe in more detail what each of these images show but I
what each of these images show but I
what each of these images show but I want to just get back to this image from
want to just get back to this image from
want to just get back to this image from the Apollo spacecraft of the earth and
the Apollo spacecraft of the earth and
the Apollo spacecraft of the earth and one of the things that becomes really
one of the things that becomes really
one of the things that becomes really obvious when you look at the world from
obvious when you look at the world from
obvious when you look at the world from a space is actually just how fragile it
a space is actually just how fragile it
a space is actually just how fragile it is the thinness of our atmosphere is
is the thinness of our atmosphere is
is the thinness of our atmosphere is equivalent to the thinness of a skin of
equivalent to the thinness of a skin of
equivalent to the thinness of a skin of an apple in relative terms and I think
an apple in relative terms and I think
an apple in relative terms and I think that gives us an impression of just how
that gives us an impression of just how
that gives us an impression of just how actually vulnerable our planet is it’s
actually vulnerable our planet is it’s
actually vulnerable our planet is it’s so huge and yet as a species we have
so huge and yet as a species we have
so huge and yet as a species we have been able to score that planet through
been able to score that planet through
been able to score that planet through our behavior and so that’s what I want
our behavior and so that’s what I want
our behavior and so that’s what I want to explore in a little bit more detail
to explore in a little bit more detail
to explore in a little bit more detail now in undertaking that planetary health
now in undertaking that planetary health
now in undertaking that planetary health check but let’s just start by looking at
check but let’s just start by looking at
check but let’s just start by looking at some of the data that describes how we
some of the data that describes how we
some of the data that describes how we have been evolving over the last 150
have been evolving over the last 150
have been evolving over the last 150 years or so as we’ve been moving through
years or so as we’ve been moving through
years or so as we’ve been moving through what people are increasingly calling the
what people are increasingly calling the
what people are increasingly calling the Anthropocene the era or the world which
Anthropocene the era or the world which
Anthropocene the era or the world which has been largely shaped by humans so if
has been largely shaped by humans so if
has been largely shaped by humans so if we look at human population over the
we look at human population over the
we look at human population over the last 150 years it’s increased about
last 150 years it’s increased about
last 150 years it’s increased about six-fold
six-fold
six-fold as populations increased Society has
as populations increased Society has
as populations increased Society has developed in many countries of the world
developed in many countries of the world
developed in many countries of the world transformed indeed and a metric we often
transformed indeed and a metric we often
transformed indeed and a metric we often use to describe that progress is GDP and
use to describe that progress is GDP and
use to describe that progress is GDP and we’ve seen that global GDP has increased
we’ve seen that global GDP has increased
we’ve seen that global GDP has increased about a hundred fold over the last 150
about a hundred fold over the last 150
about a hundred fold over the last 150 years much of that transformation has
years much of that transformation has
years much of that transformation has been driven by industrialization and
been driven by industrialization and
been driven by industrialization and that’s been powered primarily through
that’s been powered primarily through
that’s been powered primarily through the use of fossil fuels coal oil gas
the use of fossil fuels coal oil gas
the use of fossil fuels coal oil gas indeed globally energy youth from both
indeed globally energy youth from both
indeed globally energy youth from both domestic and human uses has also
domestic and human uses has also
domestic and human uses has also increased dramatically about twenty fold
increased dramatically about twenty fold
increased dramatically about twenty fold and we’ve also been changing our land
and we’ve also been changing our land
and we’ve also been changing our land surface so if we look for example at the
surface so if we look for example at the
surface so if we look for example at the area that’s covered by tropical forests
area that’s covered by tropical forests
area that’s covered by tropical forests its decreased dramatically as we’ve been
its decreased dramatically as we’ve been
its decreased dramatically as we’ve been chopping down trees for settlements and
chopping down trees for settlements and
chopping down trees for settlements and for forming so let’s come back and say
for forming so let’s come back and say
for forming so let’s come back and say what are the implications of this for
what are the implications of this for
what are the implications of this for the state of our planet and what does
the state of our planet and what does
the state of our planet and what does the data tell us about that well it may
the data tell us about that well it may
the data tell us about that well it may has come as no surprise given the images
has come as no surprise given the images
has come as no surprise given the images I showed initially at the thinness of
I showed initially at the thinness of
I showed initially at the thinness of our atmosphere though this explosion of
our atmosphere though this explosion of
our atmosphere though this explosion of human activity has been altering our
human activity has been altering our
human activity has been altering our atmosphere burning of fossil fuels
atmosphere burning of fossil fuels
atmosphere burning of fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide chopping down
releases carbon dioxide chopping down
releases carbon dioxide chopping down trees damaging soils similarly release
trees damaging soils similarly release
trees damaging soils similarly release releases carbon dioxide into the
releases carbon dioxide into the
releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and we’ve seen that carbon
atmosphere and we’ve seen that carbon
atmosphere and we’ve seen that carbon dioxide levels have increased by about
dioxide levels have increased by about
dioxide levels have increased by about 45 percent over that time period carbon
45 percent over that time period carbon
45 percent over that time period carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas so you put
dioxide is a greenhouse gas so you put
dioxide is a greenhouse gas so you put more of it into the atmosphere and
more of it into the atmosphere and
more of it into the atmosphere and temperatures increase and we’ve seen the
temperatures increase and we’ve seen the
temperatures increase and we’ve seen the temperatures increase by about one
temperatures increase by about one
temperatures increase by about one degree centigrade over the last 150
degree centigrade over the last 150
degree centigrade over the last 150 years just as we use temperature to
years just as we use temperature to
years just as we use temperature to indicate our own health we take off body
indicate our own health we take off body
indicate our own health we take off body temperatures so temperature global
temperatures so temperature global
temperatures so temperature global averaged across all the land and the
averaged across all the land and the
averaged across all the land and the oceans gives us an indication of the
oceans gives us an indication of the
oceans gives us an indication of the health of the planet and indeed it’s
health of the planet and indeed it’s
health of the planet and indeed it’s been
been
been used to enable us to answer the
used to enable us to answer the
used to enable us to answer the questions is our climate changing and is
questions is our climate changing and is
questions is our climate changing and is that changed largely human-induced and
that changed largely human-induced and
that changed largely human-induced and in fact the International response to
in fact the International response to
in fact the International response to climate change as characterized through
climate change as characterized through
climate change as characterized through the Paris climate agreement of last year
the Paris climate agreement of last year
the Paris climate agreement of last year is framed entirely around temperature
is framed entirely around temperature
is framed entirely around temperature targets it commits those signatories of
targets it commits those signatories of
targets it commits those signatories of that agreement to keep global
that agreement to keep global
that agreement to keep global temperatures below well below two
temperatures below well below two
temperatures below well below two degrees centigrade increase with an
degrees centigrade increase with an
degrees centigrade increase with an ambition to keep them below 1.5 degrees
ambition to keep them below 1.5 degrees
ambition to keep them below 1.5 degrees increase but if we want to fully
increase but if we want to fully
increase but if we want to fully understand our impact on the world
understand our impact on the world
understand our impact on the world perhaps we need to have a greater range
perhaps we need to have a greater range
perhaps we need to have a greater range of vital science that we look at if we
of vital science that we look at if we
of vital science that we look at if we look at sea level rise for example that
look at sea level rise for example that
look at sea level rise for example that is perhaps directly relevant to people’s
is perhaps directly relevant to people’s
is perhaps directly relevant to people’s lives the global average surface
lives the global average surface
lives the global average surface temperature in particular for
temperature in particular for
temperature in particular for populations who live close to the coast
populations who live close to the coast
populations who live close to the coast and are vulnerable to that sea level
and are vulnerable to that sea level
and are vulnerable to that sea level rise and we’ve seen an increase of 20
rise and we’ve seen an increase of 20
rise and we’ve seen an increase of 20 centimeters or so in sea levels over the
centimeters or so in sea levels over the
centimeters or so in sea levels over the last 150 years we can look at all the
last 150 years we can look at all the
last 150 years we can look at all the meters as well erotic sea ice for
meters as well erotic sea ice for
meters as well erotic sea ice for example is perhaps a more tangible
example is perhaps a more tangible
example is perhaps a more tangible certainly more visible sign that the
certainly more visible sign that the
certainly more visible sign that the changes to our climate and we’ve seen a
changes to our climate and we’ve seen a
changes to our climate and we’ve seen a dramatic decrease in sea ice
dramatic decrease in sea ice
dramatic decrease in sea ice particularly at the end of the melt
particularly at the end of the melt
particularly at the end of the melt season this time of year in September if
season this time of year in September if
season this time of year in September if we look back just to the end of the 20th
we look back just to the end of the 20th
we look back just to the end of the 20th century and look at the typical area
century and look at the typical area
century and look at the typical area covered by sea ice then compared to now
covered by sea ice then compared to now
covered by sea ice then compared to now now the sea ice typically only occupies
now the sea ice typically only occupies
now the sea ice typically only occupies two-thirds of the area that it did back
two-thirds of the area that it did back
two-thirds of the area that it did back at the end of the 20th century when that
at the end of the 20th century when that
at the end of the 20th century when that sea ice melts because it’s already
sea ice melts because it’s already
sea ice melts because it’s already floating it doesn’t raise sea levels but
floating it doesn’t raise sea levels but
floating it doesn’t raise sea levels but change on that scale can alter weather
change on that scale can alter weather
change on that scale can alter weather patterns across North America Asia and
patterns across North America Asia and
patterns across North America Asia and Europe and so together we’re starting to
Europe and so together we’re starting to
Europe and so together we’re starting to get an idea of if you like a dashboard
get an idea of if you like a dashboard
get an idea of if you like a dashboard of planetary vital signs
of planetary vital signs
of planetary vital signs how they’re changing another candidate
how they’re changing another candidate
how they’re changing another candidate vital sign it’s the amount of heat
vital sign it’s the amount of heat
vital sign it’s the amount of heat content of the ocean and indeed this is
content of the ocean and indeed this is
content of the ocean and indeed this is in a way a more fundamental measure of
in a way a more fundamental measure of
in a way a more fundamental measure of how we’re changing our climate about 90%
how we’re changing our climate about 90%
how we’re changing our climate about 90% of the excess energy accumulated in the
of the excess energy accumulated in the
of the excess energy accumulated in the earth system as a consequence of the
earth system as a consequence of the
earth system as a consequence of the greenhouse effect goes into the ocean we
greenhouse effect goes into the ocean we
greenhouse effect goes into the ocean we don’t have a long record of global heat
don’t have a long record of global heat
don’t have a long record of global heat content but for the last decade or so a
content but for the last decade or so a
content but for the last decade or so a fleet of almost 4,000 underwater
fleet of almost 4,000 underwater
fleet of almost 4,000 underwater instruments have been sampling the ocean
instruments have been sampling the ocean
instruments have been sampling the ocean measuring its heat content sending the
measuring its heat content sending the
measuring its heat content sending the data back via satellite and so we’ve
data back via satellite and so we’ve
data back via satellite and so we’ve been able to build up this record that
been able to build up this record that
been able to build up this record that clearly shows a warming world now if we
clearly shows a warming world now if we
clearly shows a warming world now if we want to understand what the implications
want to understand what the implications
want to understand what the implications of that warming world for people are and
of that warming world for people are and
of that warming world for people are and for their lives then we need information
for their lives then we need information
for their lives then we need information not just at this global scale but we
not just at this global scale but we
not just at this global scale but we need information a local than regional
need information a local than regional
need information a local than regional scale and that brings me back to the
scale and that brings me back to the
scale and that brings me back to the images that I showed at the start I want
images that I showed at the start I want
images that I showed at the start I want to describe how Earth Observation from
to describe how Earth Observation from
to describe how Earth Observation from satellites and other data together with
satellites and other data together with
satellites and other data together with data analytics is transforming our
data analytics is transforming our
data analytics is transforming our abilities to do a health check of the
abilities to do a health check of the
abilities to do a health check of the planet and a very broad spectrum health
planet and a very broad spectrum health
planet and a very broad spectrum health check so the first example that I want
check so the first example that I want
check so the first example that I want to give you is from the physical world
to give you is from the physical world
to give you is from the physical world this is a satellite image for the Larsen
this is a satellite image for the Larsen
this is a satellite image for the Larsen sea ice shelf this year the loss and sea
sea ice shelf this year the loss and sea
sea ice shelf this year the loss and sea ice shelf a large crack formed which we
ice shelf a large crack formed which we
ice shelf a large crack formed which we tracked via satellite these images that
tracked via satellite these images that
tracked via satellite these images that you’re seeing here are radar satellite
you’re seeing here are radar satellite
you’re seeing here are radar satellite images which show the defamation but the
images which show the defamation but the
images which show the defamation but the surface of that ice sheet is the crack
surface of that ice sheet is the crack
surface of that ice sheet is the crack the lengthened and eventually break free
the lengthened and eventually break free
the lengthened and eventually break free when that occurred a huge iceberg carved
when that occurred a huge iceberg carved
when that occurred a huge iceberg carved off the edge of the ice shelf and in
off the edge of the ice shelf and in
off the edge of the ice shelf and in fact I’ve got a satellite image of that
fact I’ve got a satellite image of that
fact I’ve got a satellite image of that ice shelf taken just yesterday this
ice shelf taken just yesterday this
ice shelf taken just yesterday this iceberg is the size of Luxembourg and is
iceberg is the size of Luxembourg and is
iceberg is the size of Luxembourg and is a trillion tons there’s a huge scale
a trillion tons there’s a huge scale
a trillion tons there’s a huge scale these carving events are a natural part
these carving events are a natural part
these carving events are a natural part of the evolution of an ice shelf
of the evolution of an ice shelf
of the evolution of an ice shelf but I think they’re a clear indication
but I think they’re a clear indication
but I think they’re a clear indication of the scale of change the neck that can
of the scale of change the neck that can
of the scale of change the neck that can occur rapidly in the polar regions our
occur rapidly in the polar regions our
occur rapidly in the polar regions our real concern is that even modest
real concern is that even modest
real concern is that even modest temperature increases are thought to
temperature increases are thought to
temperature increases are thought to actually threaten the ice sheets that
actually threaten the ice sheets that
actually threaten the ice sheets that are grounded on lands in West Antarctica
are grounded on lands in West Antarctica
are grounded on lands in West Antarctica and Greenland and the concern is that if
and Greenland and the concern is that if
and Greenland and the concern is that if those ice sheets disintegrated then we
those ice sheets disintegrated then we
those ice sheets disintegrated then we would eventually see many meters of sea
would eventually see many meters of sea
would eventually see many meters of sea level rise transforming global
level rise transforming global
level rise transforming global coastlines so monitoring these changes
coastlines so monitoring these changes
coastlines so monitoring these changes it’s incredibly important one of the
it’s incredibly important one of the
it’s incredibly important one of the things that I think is really exciting
things that I think is really exciting
things that I think is really exciting that we’re driving forward at the moment
that we’re driving forward at the moment
that we’re driving forward at the moment are new techniques to try to understand
are new techniques to try to understand
are new techniques to try to understand how we can meld together observational
how we can meld together observational
how we can meld together observational data and computer simulations in
data and computer simulations in
data and computer simulations in particular using machine learning
particular using machine learning
particular using machine learning techniques these are the techniques that
techniques these are the techniques that
techniques these are the techniques that are helping us to automatically
are helping us to automatically
are helping us to automatically translate documents from finish to
translate documents from finish to
translate documents from finish to English or identify the image of a cat
English or identify the image of a cat
English or identify the image of a cat on the internet and we’re using exactly
on the internet and we’re using exactly
on the internet and we’re using exactly these techniques and to try to identify
these techniques and to try to identify
these techniques and to try to identify patterns in historical data and then
patterns in historical data and then
patterns in historical data and then combine them with computer modeling to
combine them with computer modeling to
combine them with computer modeling to get a better understanding of the
get a better understanding of the
get a better understanding of the current changes and future changes to
current changes and future changes to
current changes and future changes to our planet so for example we’ve been
our planet so for example we’ve been
our planet so for example we’ve been looking at Arctic sea ice something
looking at Arctic sea ice something
looking at Arctic sea ice something that’s traditionally very difficult to
that’s traditionally very difficult to
that’s traditionally very difficult to predict and to see whether we can use
predict and to see whether we can use
predict and to see whether we can use these little techniques to bring
these little techniques to bring
these little techniques to bring together the past data some of it from
together the past data some of it from
together the past data some of it from other sources ships records and so forth
other sources ships records and so forth
other sources ships records and so forth together with climate model information
together with climate model information
together with climate model information and improve our projections the next
and improve our projections the next
and improve our projections the next example that I want to give you
example that I want to give you
example that I want to give you it’s from the human world this is a
it’s from the human world this is a
it’s from the human world this is a satellite picture of some terrible
satellite picture of some terrible
satellite picture of some terrible mudslides that occurred in Sierra Leone
mudslides that occurred in Sierra Leone
mudslides that occurred in Sierra Leone just a month or so ago what happens is
just a month or so ago what happens is
just a month or so ago what happens is that there is huge unplanned development
that there is huge unplanned development
that there is huge unplanned development around the capital city in Sierra Leone
around the capital city in Sierra Leone
around the capital city in Sierra Leone Freetown along with unrestricted
Freetown along with unrestricted
Freetown along with unrestricted deforestation of this
deforestation of this
deforestation of this rounding hillsides meant when there was
rounding hillsides meant when there was
rounding hillsides meant when there was a very wet rainy season deadly floods
a very wet rainy season deadly floods
a very wet rainy season deadly floods ensued what we’re trying to do is bring
ensued what we’re trying to do is bring
ensued what we’re trying to do is bring together data on the environmental
together data on the environmental
together data on the environmental conditions with HR or other aspects of
conditions with HR or other aspects of
conditions with HR or other aspects of these communities in terms of health
these communities in terms of health
these communities in terms of health data in terms of poverty data bring them
data in terms of poverty data bring them
data in terms of poverty data bring them together in a big data framework so that
together in a big data framework so that
together in a big data framework so that we can get a better handle on some of
we can get a better handle on some of
we can get a better handle on some of the critical issues and help understand
the critical issues and help understand
the critical issues and help understand the changing exposure and vulnerability
the changing exposure and vulnerability
the changing exposure and vulnerability of these communities how we can build
of these communities how we can build
of these communities how we can build resilience in these communities and
resilience in these communities and
resilience in these communities and where how we can foster sustainable
where how we can foster sustainable
where how we can foster sustainable development and so it’s linking up the
development and so it’s linking up the
development and so it’s linking up the weather and climate data with
weather and climate data with
weather and climate data with environmental health and poverty data
environmental health and poverty data
environmental health and poverty data some of that acquired from Earth
some of that acquired from Earth
some of that acquired from Earth Observation from satellite data we’re
Observation from satellite data we’re
Observation from satellite data we’re able to track the building of new
able to track the building of new
able to track the building of new infrastructure the cultivation of lands
infrastructure the cultivation of lands
infrastructure the cultivation of lands the diminishing water resources for
the diminishing water resources for
the diminishing water resources for example using machine learning
example using machine learning
example using machine learning techniques put that together with
techniques put that together with
techniques put that together with weather and climate data and then also
weather and climate data and then also
weather and climate data and then also integrate other sources of data that
integrate other sources of data that
integrate other sources of data that might be sensor networks telling us
might be sensor networks telling us
might be sensor networks telling us about air quality on the ground it might
about air quality on the ground it might
about air quality on the ground it might be linking in household surveys a rather
be linking in household surveys a rather
be linking in household surveys a rather community-based data gathering projects
community-based data gathering projects
community-based data gathering projects and the ambition is that through doing
and the ambition is that through doing
and the ambition is that through doing that we can drive forward a new field of
that we can drive forward a new field of
that we can drive forward a new field of environmental data size that addresses
environmental data size that addresses
environmental data size that addresses some of the key global challenges the
some of the key global challenges the
some of the key global challenges the very final example that I want to give
very final example that I want to give
very final example that I want to give is from the animal world and here are
is from the animal world and here are
is from the animal world and here are our penguins this particular image the
our penguins this particular image the
our penguins this particular image the brown stains for the UC or in fact
brown stains for the UC or in fact
brown stains for the UC or in fact penguin poo it’s beautiful in space and
penguin poo it’s beautiful in space and
penguin poo it’s beautiful in space and what colleagues a-minor the British
what colleagues a-minor the British
what colleagues a-minor the British Antarctic Survey are doing
Antarctic Survey are doing
Antarctic Survey are doing using these satellite pictures to
using these satellite pictures to
using these satellite pictures to identify penguin colonies and then
identify penguin colonies and then
identify penguin colonies and then looking at the very high-resolution
looking at the very high-resolution
looking at the very high-resolution sensors on the satellites to actually
sensors on the satellites to actually
sensors on the satellites to actually estimate the number of penguins in those
estimate the number of penguins in those
estimate the number of penguins in those colonies and by doing this they’ve
colonies and by doing this they’ve
colonies and by doing this they’ve identified twice the number of colonies
identified twice the number of colonies
identified twice the number of colonies that were previously thought to exist
that were previously thought to exist
that were previously thought to exist what’s now being done is trying to use
what’s now being done is trying to use
what’s now being done is trying to use this kind of data to understand how
this kind of data to understand how
this kind of data to understand how those penguin colonies are faring in the
those penguin colonies are faring in the
those penguin colonies are faring in the face of changing sea ice conditions and
face of changing sea ice conditions and
face of changing sea ice conditions and other climatic changes now what I’ve
other climatic changes now what I’ve
other climatic changes now what I’ve been describing is the world as it’s
been describing is the world as it’s
been describing is the world as it’s been changing through this era of the
been changing through this era of the
been changing through this era of the Anthropocene and I’m trying to give you
Anthropocene and I’m trying to give you
Anthropocene and I’m trying to give you an indication it’s a very broad range of
an indication it’s a very broad range of
an indication it’s a very broad range of different data much of it taken from
different data much of it taken from
different data much of it taken from space that can help us to build up an
space that can help us to build up an
space that can help us to build up an assessment of the state of the planet
assessment of the state of the planet
assessment of the state of the planet the health of the planet it’s volatile
the health of the planet it’s volatile
the health of the planet it’s volatile science and it’s clear that it’s never
science and it’s clear that it’s never
science and it’s clear that it’s never been more important to keep track of
been more important to keep track of
been more important to keep track of those vital signs as we’re putting the
those vital signs as we’re putting the
those vital signs as we’re putting the planet under increasing stress it was
planet under increasing stress it was
planet under increasing stress it was mentioned in the introduction that like
mentioned in the introduction that like
mentioned in the introduction that like Howe wrote the ladybird book on climate
Howe wrote the ladybird book on climate
Howe wrote the ladybird book on climate change with His Royal Highness the
change with His Royal Highness the
change with His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and in it you know he
Prince of Wales and in it you know he
Prince of Wales and in it you know he spoke very much this when he said if the
spoke very much this when he said if the
spoke very much this when he said if the planet were a patient we would have
planet were a patient we would have
planet were a patient we would have attended to her long ago now I started
attended to her long ago now I started
attended to her long ago now I started with an image that inspired me as a
with an image that inspired me as a
with an image that inspired me as a child of the Earth from space
child of the Earth from space
child of the Earth from space and I’m going to just finish with this
and I’m going to just finish with this
and I’m going to just finish with this image which is the image that inspires
image which is the image that inspires
image which is the image that inspires me now the most this is a picture of my
me now the most this is a picture of my
me now the most this is a picture of my daughter Genevieve and my grandmother it
daughter Genevieve and my grandmother it
daughter Genevieve and my grandmother it was taken shortly before my grandmother
was taken shortly before my grandmother
was taken shortly before my grandmother died she was in her 90s and I look at it
died she was in her 90s and I look at it
died she was in her 90s and I look at it and I think that when my daughter is the
and I think that when my daughter is the
and I think that when my daughter is the age that my grandmother was in this
age that my grandmother was in this
age that my grandmother was in this picture it will be the end of the
picture it will be the end of the
picture it will be the end of the century I question what world will she
century I question what world will she
century I question what world will she live through it’s clearly vitally
live through it’s clearly vitally
live through it’s clearly vitally important that we gather the days
important that we gather the days
important that we gather the days in terms of how the world is changing so
in terms of how the world is changing so
in terms of how the world is changing so that we can base our decisions today the
that we can base our decisions today the
that we can base our decisions today the will impact our children’s future on
will impact our children’s future on
will impact our children’s future on hard data and evidence of how that
hard data and evidence of how that
hard data and evidence of how that change what our impact on the planet is
change what our impact on the planet is
change what our impact on the planet is of course what’s critical is how we then
of course what’s critical is how we then
of course what’s critical is how we then choose to act on that knowledge and that
choose to act on that knowledge and that
choose to act on that knowledge and that of course is going to be the legacy that
of course is going to be the legacy that
of course is going to be the legacy that we leave to the children of today thank
we leave to the children of today thank
we leave to the children of today thank you
you
you [Applause]
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