Rich countries are responsible for global warming; poor countries like Bangladesh suffer the consequences. Unless we break that cycle, we could all be in trouble. A special report from the land of the rising tide.
What are we prepared to give up? The reality is that we have to accept some major trade-offs here. The situation is too grim, too urgent, to duck them.
The reports of our death were greatly exaggerated. Was it really only two years ago that we were struggling to digest the dismal message of an essay called "The Death of Environmentalism"? Mass-market magazines are now awash with green-themed cover stories and special features.