The saddest thing about the global warming debate is that nearly all of the key protagonists – politicians, campaigners, and pundits – already know that the old-style agreement that is on the table for Copenhagen this December will have a negligible effect on temperatures.
全球变暖争论最不可救药的问题是几乎所有的主要倡导人物——政治家、竞选者和学者权威——都已经知道今年12月哥本哈根谈判桌上的旧式协议对温度可以产生忽略不计的效果。