What Polio and Climate Change Have in Common: The Urgent Need for Global Collaboration

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, draws a powerful comparison between the fight to eradicate polio and the ongoing climate crisis. He highlights how decades of global scientific collaboration led to the polio vaccine and argues that a similar unified approach is urgently needed to tackle climate change. Without cooperation from major polluting nations, McIntyre warns, the window to prevent irreversible warming may soon close.


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