A major difficulty is that many in power have a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. So Tony has, for instance, been quoted as saying that he will do nothing, nothing whatsoever, that might impact the lifestyles of the UK.

So taxing air fuel ? Nah !! He's building more airport runways instead.

Energy conservation ? Nope, he's building nuclear power stations that can't be ready before the energy crunch.

etc etc.

Also, the Murdoch newspapers often confuse the message of global warming, promoting it as a good thing of hot summers, warmer winters, decent UK wine etc etc. And of course, every time there's a cold snap, they ask "Global warming ? What global warming ?" It is difficult for effective action when there is som much effective propaganda against reason.

So, I think we need an unambiguous sign that this is urgent and now. Which is why I sometimes look interestedly at the Greenland Icecap situation. It might take something as dramatic as that, which may happen in the next few years to convince people that things have to happen now.

It's like the frog in the pot of boiling water, this gentle descent into chaos will never have a moment of clarity and without that we'll just stay still till it's way too late.

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