There’s so much information out there about climate change. It’s easy to feel confused.

The complexity of climate modelling means we face different future scenarios, from a best-case 1.4 degree rise by 2100 to an apocalyptic 4.4 degrees, depending on factors like population increase or deforestation, which impact on our global greenhouse gas emissions.

While opinion differs on which is most likely, scientists agree the climate emergency is here.

In their latest report, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change state: “Increasing weather and climate extreme events have exposed millions of people to acute food insecurity and reduced water security. Many low-lying megacities and small islands are projected to experience historical centennial events at least annually by 2050.”

On our current trajectory, “extreme events are projected to significantly increase throughout this century,” while “annual coastal flood damages are projected to increase by 2–3 orders of magnitude by 2100.” What we do now will determine the kind of world that exists at the end of the century.

Wherever possible we should push our politicians for meaningful change. If not for our own future, then for the future we leave generations to come. To visualise the precarious and urgent reality we face, I shot stills and motion of melting ice sculptures.

The project is devoted to my daughter, Rosie. I will do all I can to protect your future.