Climate change has a very high procrastination penalty that just grows with each passing year of inaction - rather like what happens if you don't pay off your credit card. But for climate, there is no such thing as a fresh start from bankruptcy.

It's going to be like herding stray cats, and the political leaders who can do it will be remembered as the same kind of geniuses who pulled off the American Revolution.

You can always spot the pioneers by the arrows in their backs.

Stopping emissions growth represents the most minimal of do-something responses.

Trusting your energy policy to the fossil fuel lobby is like trusting your health care system to the tobacco lobby.

Climate change has a very high procrastination penalty that just grows with each passing year of inaction - rather like what happens if you don't pay off your credit card. But for climate, there is no such thing as a fresh start from bankruptcy.

Anyone who would tackle our current addiction to fossil fuels is going to have to maneuver around denial.