This is an opinion piece, but that is not surprising in a blog. The author's assertions about "most people" are never supported by data nor, I suspect, are they very accurate. He raises the concept of a "moral issue" but does not support it well, let alone support the argument that such a thing is swaying the public. His central theme, though, is, itself, unsupported. Was Kyoto a success because after Kyoto there was an increase in climate conscious activity? No support for the contention, either of the presence of an increase or the cause thereof. His title, declaring Copenhagen already a success, is undone by his concluding paragraph. If we are not changing quickly enough, then the actions at Copenhagen can hardly be ... More »

Interesting opinion which suggests that public attitudes towards climate change may be shifting. In this short post, the author points to 'a new moral math' that is leading more people to take simple steps like shopping with reusable bags, even if they don't completely understand the specifics of climate change. Sadly, this piece doesn't offer much factual evidence or independent perspectives to back up the author's speculations.