Nicole Rogers (SCU): Law and Liberty in a Time of Climate Change. From The Economist, a special report on climate change and the carbon economy. From Slate, an interview with Al Gore (and more). The physics of Copenhagen: Bill McKibben on why politics-as-usual may mean the end of civilization. Second-order procrastination: Another inconvenient truth related to climate change. As the US and other nations negotiate a climate deal, they're also positioning to avoid fault if the talks fail. What would success look like?: There won't be a binding treaty, but here's what the climate summit could achieve. Martin Wolf on why Copenhagen must be the end of the beginning. From New Scientist, an article on the research that might save us after Copenhagen. One hot mess: Hesitance from the United States to join the rest of the world in the fight against climate change could have far-reaching consequences. Prescriptions for saving the planet: How to halt the catastrophe. What’s the best way to handle future climate change? Ronald Bailey investigates. You don’t need to ask what you need to do for the world, you already know: Stop having children (and part 2). The real inconvenient truth: The whole world needs to adopt China's one-child policy. Do our children deserve to live?: Copenhagen won’t be enough — only a "human movement" can save civilization from the climate crisis. The last refuge of prejudice: Discounting the interests of future people is the one remaining prejudice. From Red Pepper, there is no environmental crisis: the crisis is democracy. This is our choice: We can make history — or we can commit suicide.
