In December, representatives from over 190 nations will gather in Copenhagen to negotiate and agree on a comprehensive global climate change deal. We hope that meaningful emission reduction targets will be agreed upon in Copenhagen, but indications are that countries are not yet ready to agree to the significant targets required by science. Growing evidence based on actual observations and ongoing research into the greenhouse effect, indicate that the reduction targets currently on the table will almost certainly commit us to failure.

This is a time for all of us to rise to this challenge. What is required is nothing short of a massive transformation of our infrastructure, our habits, our involvement as citizens and our values.

Embodying the spirit of ‘Cut Carbon - Dare to Change’ well-known sustainability expert and editor of Bending the Curve, Robert Zipplies, in partnership with Project 90 by 2030, will be undertaking an epic 3000 km journey on an electric bicycle by cycling from Cape Town to Durban via Johannesburg and Pretoria.