The remembrances outlined above allied to my core belief in the importance of life, provide the essential building block in my meagre effort to outline my elderly position on climate change. The issue has become a major concern for commercial, public, political, educational and research interests globally at the present time. 'Back in the day', people like my father and I had an interest in and an aspiration to learn more about our environment and the problems associated with it. Protection and conservation were the key words.