Education for survival; Compassion for Planet
Maurice Irfan Coles |
TEDxDoncaster
• October 2019
Education for survival; Passion for Planet. About the speaker: Maurice is a leading global voice in the promotion of Compassion, in particular, in Education. Why you should listen: ‘Science has spoken. There is no ambiguity in their message. Leaders must act. Time is not on our side.’- Ban Ki-moon. Two major UN reports published in 2019 are unequivocal: It is now overwhelmingly clear that the Earth and its entire species are facing an existential crisis. We have just over a decade to limit global warming to 1.5°C or face apocalyptic devastating consequences. In addition, science predicts that unless humans change their ways over 1 million species are heading for extinction. But there is hope, hope because there is an inter generational movement that refuses to accept the status quo. “Today I will share with you how this works and encourage you to try it out for size.”