@Dan Smith- cannot agree more.
Also it is sad that The United Nations Climate Change conference seems to make baby progress only.
@Dan Smith - that's probably the most controversial thing I've ever seen you write. Welcome to the dark side.
I think humankind is <em>probably</em> going to "muddle though" and survive.
I think climate change is going to have huge geopolitical consequences. It isn't going to be as simple as "temperate zones shift toward the poles." It isn't just chilly climates getting more comfortable. Overall the disturbance in ecology will be difficult to adapt to--and mostly bad. I suspect world population is near its peak and will be lower in 100 years than it is today.