Need? Fierce debate continues but the global warming “hiatus,” followed by up to 50 different reasons for nature not following the prediction of dramatically increased global temperature provides at least some doubt on the matter. Yes, it may catch up later!

Meanwhile satellite imagery has shown that the Earth has greened very significantly. It's depressing to note that the advantages of this have rarely been heralded.

One has the distinct impression that were some Newton of climatology to publish a paper showing beyond reasonable argument that we do not need to worry be worried at all by the CO2 increase, climatologists and much of the Left (as it happens) would be struck down with misery rather than joy.