As day broke on negotiations at a momentous climate change conference in the Polish city of Katowice, politicians, diplomats and scientists were given a rude awakening. At 6am, a coal miners brass band struck up and marched through the streets to celebrate the day of Saint Barbara, their patron saint. The previous day, beloved nature broadcaster Sir David Attenborough had given an impassioned speech warning of civilisation collapse if the world did not break its fossil fuel addiction. Evidently, the band had not received the memo.
Continue to article...
No comments:
Post a Comment