In that context, Ho is sympathetic to the reasons climate scientists may not want to mention climate change, and to focus on something like air pollution instead. “It’s a safe thing to mention because it has nothing to do with climate change,” he says. “Air pollution is not one of the key words.”
“There’s a lot of uncertainty, there’s a lot of fear,” Ho adds. “And it shouldn’t be this way. Studying environmental sciences is about studying our life support system.”
I’ve been to four protests so far, and the crowds are getting bigger. Not as big as they should be, but at the first protest there were half a dozen of us, and at the latest maybe a thousand.
Anyone is invited. It’s invigorating to stand with other people who give a damn. Wear a warm jacket and leave your cell phone at home.