Climate change was first reported 110 years ago. Are we finally ready to listen?
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THE BEST TIME TO ACT WAS 1912. THE NEXT BEST TIME IS NOW After decades of setbacks, climate science and social movements are now _louder than ever_ in calling for strong and meaningful
action. We’ve even seen a _welcome change_ in previously sceptical media outlets. And as we saw at May’s federal election, public opinion is on the side of _the planet_. National and
international climate policies are stronger than ever, and although there is still much more to be done, it finally seems that government, business and public sentiment are moving in the
same direction. Let’s use the 110th anniversary of this short snippet as a reminder to keep speaking up and pushing, finally, for the change we must have. _(Linden Ashcroft is a Lecturer in
climate science and science communication, The University of Melbourne)_ _(This article was originally published in The Conversation. It has been re-published here with permission.)_