McCubbin \u2013 a zoologist, conservationist and host of the BBC\u2019s Springwatch<\/a> since 2020 \u2013 told RadioTimes.com<\/a> that the extent to which the planet\u2019s climate is changing is unprecedented, despite arguments to the contrary.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of misinformation out there,\u201d she said. \u201c<\/span>I think people that deny climate change and deny biodiversity loss are ultimately actually quite scared, and don\u2019t know how to deal with the magnitude of the issue.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201c<\/span>[They say] \u2018t<\/span>he climate has changed before, it always changes\u2019, which is absolutely true \u2013 climate has changed significantly throughout Earth\u2019s history, but it\u2019s never changed as quickly as it is at the minute. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAnd it\u2019s all precipitated by human action \u2013 by humans burning fossil fuels and producing too many greenhouse gases and chopping down forests and everything else that we do.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking to her own experiences witnessing the decline of certain species of wildlife and the impact of shifts in the global climate, McCubbin added: \u201cI\u2019ve seen animals that were there one year and gone the next. <\/span>I\u2019ve seen, first-hand, glacier retreat \u2013 I\u2019ve been to the same place, the same glacier, and seen it disappearing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI would love to take somebody who was sceptical to a place where climate change was not just knocking on the door, but had bashed it down \u2013 take them to a place where wildfires have raged.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI recognise how privileged I am to be able to have gone to those places, but they open your eyes to what\u2019s happening, what\u2019s changing, which is why I personally feel like it\u2019s my duty, even if people aren\u2019t listening, to shout a little bit louder, and make sure that they hear.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n McCubbin \u2013 who has also urged the media not to \u201csugarcoat\u201d environmental issues<\/a> \u2013 says that the solutions to help solve environmental issues are obvious, citing more investment in renewable energy and \u2018rewilding\u2019 to allow for natural forest regeneration and an increase in biodiversity.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know exactly how to fix this \u2013 we\u2019ve known the solutions for a very long time. 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