Global warming.

The APEC summit has announced a curt recognition of the problem of global warming. It has agreed to move towards " aspirational goals " to reduce greenhouse gases. There are to be no binding targets - and no penalties if these goals are not met - but world leaders piously hope that " cutting energy intensity may be reduced by at least twenty five percent by 2030 ".
So - what does that all mean ?
It simply means - no change !
Once again global warming has been put in the " too hard " basket. Some countries will dabble on the edges of the problem - and others will simply choose to completely ignore it. The big polluters would need to wreck their economies to make significant inroads - and they are not prepared to do that.
The emerging super-producers will continue to increase pollution as they harness their huge populations to expanding production - and unfortunately because of their third world status they will have no alternative than to embrace the worst polluting technologies as they expand.
Science has given us a prediction of what the world will look like half a century from now by way of Al Gore's movie. It seems that world leaders have destined us to accept that scenario because they consider the task to achieve a different outcome far beyond them.
So - get used to the way things are heading - and look on the bright side. At least we will face lower heating bills in a warmer world !