One of the biggest threats to the environment is despair

The Collins glacier on King George Island has retreated in the last 10 years and shows signs of fragility, in the Antarctic on February 2, 2018. Glaciers that melt before your eyes, marine species that appear in areas where they previously didn't exist: in Antarctica, climate change already has visible consequences for which scientists are trying to find a response and perhaps solutions for the changes that the rest of the planet can expect. / AFP PHOTO / Mathilde BELLENGER / TO GO WITH STORY BY MATHILDE BELLENGER (Photo credit should read MATHILDE BELLENGER/AFP/Getty Images)

Droughts, severe tropical storms, melting glaciers – the endless impact of climate change flashes before us every day on the news as the earth struggles to deal with the stresses of rising temperatures.

The UN says we have just 12 years to avoid catastrophic climate change – and however we try to address it personally, we’re still battling with governments dropping out of climate agreements, backing fossil fuels and refusing to accept there’s anything man-made about the risks facing our planet.