Ray of hope in the darkness of denial

AS WE enter the new year, the news from Bali isn’t as good as we hoped but it’s better than no news at all. Buying carbon credits, etc, may be a way to go, but I wonder if it’s not a bit of a cop-out after all.

On the home front, after watching a scientific programme on TV recently, I said to my friend, “Isn’t air great! It’s everywhere and it’s free!” “Yes. Like water used to be,” she answered, dryly.

And I thought, yes, any day now we’ll be charged for what we breathe, on the basis of lung capacity, and for what we exhale on the same basis, and carbon discounts will accrue to our children when we’re gone.