“Climate Optimism??” We Can Handle the Truth

Why on Earth would anyone want to ingest “climate optimism?”  What’s the matter with the truth?

The truth is that our oceans and atmosphere are warming, largely due to human activity, in particular, due to the release of greenhouse gases.  The scientific community is developing increasingly precise ways of measuring this, while both the private and the public sector in many nations around the world are working on a wide variety of solutions.

“It is what it is,” as they say.  I’d be far happier with the facts, than with some slant on the subject, whether that slant is positive or negative.

Are governments getting on board in any meaningful way?  Are glaciers melting?  Are feedback loops appearing?  Are there important breakthrough technologies on the horizon?  What does the future of thorium fission look like?  Fusion?  What role are carbon markets playing, how is this likely to change over time?

Just the facts, ma’am.