Climate change is about more than the environment

Precious resource: A mangrove swamp in Bagan Belat, Butterworth, Penang. Mangroves form a natural coastal defence system so destroying them increases the risks of coastal erosion, flooding and salt-water incursion. － Filepic/The Star

While Covid-19 and political crises worldwide are dominating global news headlines, climate change continues to threaten both the natural world and human lives.

The typical perception of climate change issues is that they are always about how badly humans have been treating nature and how important it is to save the earth. Most of us already know about the impacts of climate change such as extreme weather, floods, droughts, heatwaves, etc. It is all what many consider “boring stuff” especially if you have zero interest in the environment.