Paris Climate Talks

Paris summary from the Guardian

The final sentence of the article is very revealing:   
The proof of the pudding will be in the eating.

We knew....BUT the remedies seemed so dificult!!!

The above pessimistic carton is from THE RECORDER, of Greenfield, Mass.

A one line quote by Ban Ki Moon from the linked article:
"....Climate change is the defining issue of our time."

It is an excellent article. The lead in paragraph is a real eye opener:

"On April 28, Cardinal Peter Turkson, released the following statement, “In our recklessness, we are traversing some of the planet’s most fundamental natural boundaries, and the lesson from the Garden of Eden still rings true today: pride, hubris, self-centeredness are always perilous, indeed destructive. The very technology that has brought great reward is now poised to bring great ruin."

Adapting to Climate Change

We most certainly will have to adapt to some degree of climate change, from rising sea levels, to rising land temperatures, to more droughts, to more monsoon rains, to more severe storms, and probably even to more GOV incompetence.

Now from the UK Guardian come some specific examples of what you and I can do:
Climate Change, a Survivors' Guide

In our class, I hope to explore further this concept of: "What Can We Do???"
because obviously, we are not going to avert global warming, and all its associated effects.

Why we do not respond to the climate change threat

".......researchers in the burgeoning field of climate psychology have identified another obstacle, one rooted in the very ways our brains work. The mental habits that help us navigate the local, practical demands of day-to-day life, they say, make it difficult to engage with the more abstract, global dangers posed by climate change."

Above quote is from this NY Times article .

I too, think it is very true...how else can we explain being like Ostriches concerning climate change? The science is so very sound!!!