Starting with an account of his circumnavigation and spiced with first-hand experiences of the effects of global warming on oceans and mountains, this illustrated session will explore some of the realities of the Climate Crisis. Edward will also outline how he is trying to use politics, the church and local action to bring about change. The international ‘COP’ conferences seem to come and go, with fine speeches and rhetoric, but actions only seem to be agreed after loopholes have been inserted. We are heading towards 2.8 degrees of warming by the end of this century. Can humanity survive that? If politicians continue to fail to take adequate action, can technology save us? What hope can we have in the Presidents of the US, Brazil or China? What impact has Greta Thunberg and the School Strike had? Do activism or democracy have any chance of succeeding? Will my actions make a difference? Or is it all too late?