Ali Velshi of Al Jazeera America spoke with HuffPost Live at Davos Wednesday about what people need to do to combat climate change.
Velshi said the acceptance of climate change has become “intergenerational” with most people realizing a change is necessary.
“I think it’s become something that, unless you’re a particular brand of Republican in the U.S. Congress, you actually accept there’s some reality to it,” Velshi said.
“We have to not talk out of both sides of our mouth,” Velshi said, noting people who want to help fight climate change need to make changes in their own life first and foremost.
Below, more updates from the 2015 Davos Annual Meeting:
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Calvin sets out the challenge we face in tackling climate change: “How do we set global goals but help individual communities find their own way forward?”
Al Jazeera America host Ali Velshi talks about the famous jobs bet he made, and where it stands now.
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“Most of us work in meaningless job, and if you look at what makes a job meaningless, the number one predictor by far is feeling like what you do doesn’t [benefit] anyone else,” Grant said.
Tony Blair at Davos: As British PM 'wherever you go, at some point [people say] it was all the fault of the British'.
— Ned Simons (@nedsimons) January 21, 2015
CNBC President and CEO Mark Hoffman reflects on what media companies need to do to tackle modern challenges.
CNBC President and CEO Mark Hoffman stresses how businesses across the spectrum are protecting against cyber attacks.
Pro Mujer President and CEO Rosario Perez explains why more needs to be done to eradicate gender inequality.
