Everything about climate change may seem grim. It isn’t
The fight for a stable climate will be fought using technology
If the FIELD of global warming seems to offer little that is new, there is good reason. Very little in climate change is actually changing. Not every year is warmer than the previous one, as this year is; not every year sets a global temperature record, as this one will. But the trend is inexorable.
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This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “The long haul”
Leaders November 16th 2024
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