For any hardcore greenies who think that self-imposed carbon limits (like not flying / driving less) will contribute in any meaningful way to preventing rapid climate breakdown, I point you to the comments on this George Monbiot piece in the Guardian.

Remember – these are Guardian readers not the Daily Mail! I would of course still support attempts to reduce your carbon footprint as a means of saving money, removing your support for fossil fuel wars, preparing yourself for the future and because it’s the right thing to do. But if you think it’s going to influence broader society then forget it!

(PS I think I’m going to make this the last ever critical / cynical blog post! I’m hoping to share the site with the students on the Distance Learning course – but looking at the content it’s a bit too negative at the moment… I think I need a lesson from the Rob Hopkins school of positivity!)

Edit: here’s a typical quote from the comments which sums up how people usually make me feel when I say that I support the scientific method:

I walked through a university the other day. You can see the science students a milwe away. Their hair goes in eight different directions at once and their anoraks are stapled together to keep out the cold, They have the scocial skills of koala bear on a methodone programme.

Let’s face it, they are sad, attention seeking little f*cks who love to destroy other people’s good times.