In the short term, there'll be no major action against climate change
Nicholas Stern's piece on the Bali summit for climate change states that "rich countries must lead the way in taking action" (Bali: now the rich must pay, November 30).Even though I am a climate scientist concerned about global warming, I cannot help but conclude that such well-intentioned proposals - including some in follow-up Guardian articles (What breakthrough would best advance the fight against climate change?, December 3) - are not going to work.
The basic problem is that they call for a level of action and attitude changes probably unprecedented in human history (outside of total war), and history argues strongly against the likelihood of such changes.… Seguir leyendo »