> What was gained, other than giving Chatham House a place at the table? Chatham House? A place on the table? We're talking about a world-renowned think tank h

> What was gained, other than giving Chatham House a place at the table? Chatham House? A place on the table? We're talking about a world-renowned think tank here. > What is to happen if there is some real emergency - an incoming asteroid is detected, there ae real signs of a supervolcano on the verge of eruption - and people ignore it as yet another piece of panic porn? Unlike some phantasy asteroid in your imagination, climate change _is_ a real emergency. That is the consensus among scientists -- but seems to me that you think you know better? On what basis, I wonder? And please cease with your transparent worries about people being blind to future disasters when everyone can see clearly that all you're interested in is justifying being blind to this one.