According to American author David Wallace-Wells, there is a jarring gap between academic research and how climate change is represented in the media.His new book, worryingly titled, ‘The Uninhabitable Earth’ is a warning that simply more can and must be done.In a wide-ranging interview with ITV News Science Editor Tom Clarke, Wallace-Wells describes how he became a “quasi-activist” during his research; how an alarmist approach can be effective; the damning failure of the Paris Agreement and how China could play a key role in reducing global warming.Full story: https://www.itv.com/news/2019-02-19/david-wallace-wells-the-uninhabitable-earth-climate-change-world-pollution-global-warming-environment-weather/• Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/newsFollow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/itvnews Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/