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Climate change, a TV experiment and pesky mozzies
Written by: Emma Batha
If you feel that climate change is just too daunting a problem for one person to do anything about, then here's a story from Bangkok to make you think again ... Oxford University professor Norman Myers describes how he was watching television in a hotel in the Thai capital when the presenter announced that he wanted viewers to join in an experiment. A table flashed up showing how much electricity the city was using up at that moment and the presenter asked everyone to spare a minute to turn something off - a light, a computer, a microwave or any other appliance not being used or left on standby. A couple of minutes later another table appeared on the TV screen showing a marked drop in energy consumption. Still not convinced? Well, Myers has another thought that may help empower you. "If you feel you are too small to make a difference then you haven't been in bed with a mosquito," he quips. Myers, an environmental scientist, related the story at a conference in London yesterday on climate change and forced migration. He told Christian Aid last year that he believed close to 250 million people would have to leave their homes because of the effects of climate change, including rising sea levels, flooding and droughts.
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