WE, THE HUMAN species, are confronting a planetary emergency – a threat to the survival of our civilisation that is gathering ominous and destructive potential. But there is hopeful news as well: we have the ability to solve this crisis and avoid the worst of its consequences, if we act boldly, decisively and quickly.
However, despite a growing number of honourable exceptions, too many of the world’s leaders are still best described in the words Winston Churchill applied to those who ignored Adolf Hitler’s threat: “They go on in strange paradox, decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, ...
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