Sir David Attenborough asks scientists around the globe to come together and devise a method to stop global warming. World-famous broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough believes that eminent scientists around the world should be challenged to find affordable energy sources within the next decade. Sky’s Dermot Murnaghan spoke exclusively with Sir David in an interview ahead of the COP (2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which takes place in Paris, November 30 through December 11,. Sir David Frederick Attenborough was a Londoner who was born in 1926. His childhood was spent collecting natural fossils and stones. He was awarded a scholarship in 1945, to Clare College, Cambridge. There he studied geology, zoology, and received a degree from the natural sciences. Image: www.facebook.com. A global plan with world’s top scientists Sir David stated that there is no universal solution to climate change. He believes that governments around the globe aren’t doing enough to tackle the issue despite the overwhelming evidence. To Mr. Murnaghan, he said: “Certainly it’s going be extremely difficult to get an accord – but we are in for catastrophe.” The interview is 10am on Sunday, 29 Nov., Sky channel 501, Freeview channel 132, Virgin Media channel 602.. BBC will celebrate Sir David’s 90th Birthday. The BBC has ordered two specials in natural history featuring Sir David. His broadcasting career as the most well-known natural-history broadcaster will be covered in Inspiring attenborough: Sir David . Kirsty, who presented Desert Island Discs and interviewed Sir David earlier in the year at Radio Times Festival’s gala closing event, will be asking him questions about his work. Another special programme will also be shown, titled ‘Light on Earth.’ It will focus on bioluminescence, which is the biochemical emission light by living organisms like glow-worms and deep-sea fish. Video: Sir David and President Obama interview. President Obama and Sir David discuss the natural world and reflect on it at the White House.
