Summary of Entrevista a Emilio Luque. ¿Qué es y por qué hay silencio climático?

00:00:00 - 00:15:00

Emilio Luque, a climate change expert, discusses the need for societal change in order to address the issue of climate change. He argues that individuals must be willing to accept the fact that climate change is happening in order to take any action, and that most people are not yet willing to do this. Luque also points out that it is very difficult to change people's habits on a large scale, but that it is important to start somewhere.

• 00:00:00 Emilio Luque, a professor at the University of the Andes in Bogotá, will be speaking on "Silence on Climate Change: What It Is and Why There's So Much Silence" on Wednesday. Luque is a specialist in environmental and social sciences, and his talk will discuss how society has dealt with the recent climate change debate, and how the 21st century's growing awareness of the issue necessitates a political and cultural change on a global scale. Individuals must accept the fact that climate change is happening in order to take any action, and this is something that most people are not yet willing to do.
• 00:05:00 Emilio Luque discusses the importance of communication in the fight against climate change, and how the public should be encouraged to change their habits in order to help. He also points out that it is very difficult to change people's habits on a large scale, but that it is important to start somewhere. Luque ends the interview by saying that it is important for the public to understand the climate change problem and be aware of the potential consequences.
• 00:10:00 Emilio Luque, a professor of environmental studies at the University of Chile and an expert on climate change, discusses the lack of discourse on climate change in Chile and how the lack of public awareness about the issue is hindering efforts to address it. Luque argues that a change in societal behavior is necessary to address climate change, and that it is up to the public to be more vocal about the need for change. He also discusses the need for architects to help with energy retrofitting, and the fact that we are not seeing the effects of climate change in our daily lives yet.
• 00:15:00 Emilio Luque, a climate change expert, talks about the importance of changing our society's ways of dealing with problems. He believes that as adults, we need to be more proactive in addressing the issues that could worsen the lives of future generations. We are concerned about our children's education, but we are not concerned about the Earth's ability to sustain them. We have a personal and responsibility to care for the planet that we live on, and to future generations. This interview was interesting, and hopefully it will be of interest to others. It will be broadcast live and online on Wednesday, April 3 at 5:00pm.