UK - Aggressive New Stance From Cameron On Climate - 4 Years Delay In Deciding On Targets

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10. I side much more with Lovelock than with the end of Wasdell's talk.

I can easily accept that nothing can, will, or maybe even should be done. I'm not quite the curmudgeonly recluse that Wasdell paints Lovelock as, but I'm much more fatalistic than Wasdell.

If you look at Wasdell's bio, he has a long background in ecumenical religious activities, as well as training as a psychotherapist and as an organizational change facilitator. In the latter role he has worked closely with many large organizations and governments to facilitate their passage through rapid change.

Despite his clear-eyed view of what's happening to the climate and why, his background speaks to me of a man who has an abiding faith in human exceptionalism. So it's not surprising that he gets so passionate in his comment that "I simply! cannot! accept! that there is nothing that can be done!" as he pounds his fist in his hand.