Séamas O'Reilly: Climate change denial continues - among those in a position to help offset it

Unless we commit to asking serious questions of those who want us to stop asking serious questions, we’ll do none of the things necessary to make sure future generations ever draw breath

A firefighter leaves as the flames approaching him during a wildfire in Vati village, on the Aegean Sea island of Rhodes, southeastern Greece, on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Pic: Petros Giannakouris

I posed some questions about climate change, and our response to it, back in October, but I’m saved the horror of repeating myself since there is always an ever-replenishing stock of brand-new developments in the “oh shit, what now?” world of climate science. 

This week, researchers announced that the Antarctic Sea is undergoing a once-in-every-7.5m-years reduction in ice volume, a situation which could land the surrounding planet, quite literally, in hot water.