Mark Lynas
Mark Lynas is a British non-fiction writer, journalist, and environmentalist born in Fiji on January 1, 1973, whose work centers on environmentalism and climate change.
Lynas is a citizen of the United Kingdom and received his education at the University of Edinburgh, where he studied history and politics. That academic background in the social and political dimensions of public affairs has informed his career as both a writer and an ecologist engaging with environmental issues. He writes in English and has contributed journalism to prominent publications including The New York Times and The Washington Post.
The recurring concerns running through Lynas's output are environmentalism and climate change, subjects he addresses across his work as a non-fiction writer and journalist. His engagement with these topics spans both long-form writing and journalism, reflecting a consistent focus on the intersection of ecological questions and public discourse.
Quotes by Mark Lynas
We cannot criticise global warming sceptics for denying the scientific consensus on climate when we ignore the same consensus on both the safety and the beneficial uses of nuclear power and genetic engineering.
Only by advocating ‘politically unrealistic’ CO2 concentrations can runaway global warming be avoided. But what is politically realistic for humans is whollymunrelated to what is physically realistic for the planet.
We humans, one species of animal amongst millions, have now become the de facto guardians of the planet’s climate stability.
We no longer need to discuss whether or not it is safe – over a decade and a half with three trillion GM meals eaten there has never been a single substantiated case of harm. You are more likely to get hit by an asteroid than to get hurt by GM food.
Once the ’portals of the future close – in Amazonia, Siberia or the Arctic – we will find ourselves powerless to affect the outcome of this dreadful tale.
I am also sorry that I helped to start the anti-GM movement back in the mid 1990s, and that I thereby assisted in demonizing an important technological option which can be used to benefit the environment.
Human releases of carbon dioxide are almost certainly happening faster than any natural carbon release since the beginning of life on Earth.
You’d be forgiven for thinking that climate change means we’ll have to sacrifice our creature comforts. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Our evolutionary psychology preconditions us not to respond to threats which can be postponed until later.