The 1977 climate memo that should’ve changed the world

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‘If you could go back’ must be one of the most uttered phrases in human history. Decades before the term ‘climate crisis’ dominated tabloids and political discourse, here’s the vital 1977 memo that could have helped to prevent it all.

// This article is entirely based on research conducted by The Guardian — Emma Pattee is the author of the original story. See for reference. //

If you don’t lay in bed at gone midnight and run through a top 10 of things you could have done differently, are you even human?

Regrets are a natural part of life. We can either let them eat us up, or chalk our cringe inducing misgivings up to valuable life lessons that will serve us well in the future.

Some decisions we (I’m talking humanity in general now) make, however, have implications that can alter greater events beyond our own lives. You’ve no doubt heard of the butterfly effect, right? Well, what we’re talking about here certainly falls under that category.