We all lose if global temperatures rise, but it's true that those of us living in prosperous industrialised nations (North America, Europe, Australia & NZ, Japa

We all lose if global temperatures rise, but it's true that those of us living in prosperous industrialised nations (North America, Europe, Australia & NZ, Japan) will be able to cope better with climate change than other countries. We're simply too comfortable in our current lifestyles to make any changes that might challenge that comfort. Would you fly less? No, didn't so. Eat less meat? Nope. How about unplugging your smartphone from its charger when not in use? Yes! We'll happily do that, despite being utterly inconsequential. (Like bailing the titanic with a teaspoon, to use a description from the book Sustainable Energy - without the hot air.) We look to governments for action, but if governments took measures to encourage less flying or reducing the farming of meat, we'd never accept it. Most of our politicians are too weak-willed to enact bold legislation and it's mostly because they know we the electorate won't stomach it. The truth is we love to point accusatory fingers at others but never lift a finger ourselves. Are we all a bunch of hypocrites and simply not willing to admit it?