Are we too obsessed with climate change?
Climate change is getting heaps of attention these days — and it’s about time. But with the spotlight focused on the climate cause, are other eco-issues being ignored? Issues like pollution, biodiversity loss, waste, resource use, and habitat protection used to be the focus for enviros, but they’re less visible of late. Some argue that these challenges can all be addressed under the umbrella of climate change, as it’s a huge topic that touches just about everything else. Peter Madden wonders if that’s really true.