As perhaps most observers expected — based on past meetings — talk still runs far ahead of action on global warming. That’s partly the fault of politicians, of course, who find it easier to make bold verbal commitments to long-term goals than to follow through with the investments required to realize those goals. But there’s also a worrying disconnect between reality and some of the more optimistic visions expressed about how easy it might be to solve global warming if we just put our minds to it.
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The danger of climate change complacency
