The Stern Report

[rhythmaning]

How are people feeling about the Stern report?

I had expected that they'd be more journal-chatter about it, especially knowing the leanings of many on my f-list.

I am not sure that I can really get worked up about it, other than to feel a smug "told you so" (which won't stop me drowning, will it?).

I hope it translates into a bit more action.

Of course, I haven't read it - jeez, it comes into at 600 pages or something - but it has been all over the papers today.

Comments

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

I got to the bit about the EU, the USA, India and China acting in co-operation and went out and bought an aqualung.

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

Oh, that gallows humour...

[chickenfeet2003.livejournal.com]

Well seriously. Have you heard the one about the iron ore that's mined in W.Virginia, shipped to a steel mill in China for processing and then exported back to the USA as finished steel? All this, of course, to circumvent pollution controls on US steel mills.

[rhythmaning.livejournal.com]

Which reminds me of the way that ships are transported from Europe to Bangladesh to be broken up because the regulations deem it necessary; and in Bangladesh, they are broken by workers without any protection.

Clearly, it is a crazy world.