Copenhagen agenda - A week that will define man’s future

THE discourse surrounding climate change is as polarised as that on any important issue today. This division is unlikely to be reflected next week in Copenhagen when the UN COP15 climate conference opens on Monday.

If you are a climate change sceptic you argue that, despite all the evidence, the week’s agenda is a doomsday fantasy based on dodgy, self-serving science; a cabal of climatologists inculcating fear to sustain questionable careers.

The counter argument is advanced with equal passion, with almost religious fervour, especially by those who once rejected the idea of climate change or the need to prepare for it.