Big Data has been touted as the game changing solution in the fight against climate change. Unfortunately, the truth is that this isn't the case. Already we have the knowledge that large cargo ships pollute the environment due to the use of heavy fuel oils. Already we know how much plastics are being produced, incinerated and sometimes dumped into the oceans. Yet so much more can be done in protecting the environment. Big Data certainly doesn't stop engineers from re-shaping natural coastlines through destructive dredging. Poaching remains a big issue today due to the lack of manpower. The lack of action is due to the lack of financial incentives to do so. Heavy fuels oils remain cheap and economically viable compared with electrical engines. Plastics remains a cheap and convenient option of packaging goods. Governments rarely set aside budgets for wildlife conservation - often leaving to public donations. What's needed today is more than just pretty infographics and statistics. We need leaders who are able to embrace the spirit of redemption, to walk the talk, to evangelise, to preach what they believe in and to set exemplary role models for people to follow and aspire to become. We certainly do not need more politicians to set agendas for us.