The writer reflects on the recent climate change conferenceThere’s an old French saying, “Send a donkey to Paris and it won’t come back any smarter.” It sounds good, but I’m betting it’s wrong, and that the big Paris conference has saved the world from heat death. Too late to save it for me, perhaps, but I’d like to believe that my granddaughter now faces no greater threat to her future than passing out from excitement when opening Christmas presents.As Christmas loomed, I was worn out from giving and taking hints about presents. The book I most wanted was The Silent Read More

Source:: The Guardian