In reality it matters little what these self-examinationary enquiries come up with, because the climate scientists have lost the PR war with this one, and that's the crucial court of opinion. A few committed internet posters will point to the results and say 'but they were exonerated' - when in reality the enquiries all endorse the opinion they acted poorly.
We've gone past the high water mark of human-caused climate change now - perhaps in history the runup to Copenhagen will look like the high point for the cause. Governments the world over are turning their back as an issue. There'll always be a committed band of supporters and promoters but once governments see it as a dead issue then everyone else will move on.
The good news in all this is that as the smoke clears from the FUD surrounding climate change, it will allow alternative energy sources to be evaluated on their eficiency merits, rather than how well they link in to some government-invented paper-swapping scheme. Removing the demonisation of C02 will allow people to concentrate on the real environmental costs of any energy source and decide if the cost is worth it or not.
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In reality it matters little what these self-examinationary enquiries come up with, because the climate scientists have lost the PR war with this one, and that's the crucial court of opinion. A few committed internet posters will point to the results and say 'but they were exonerated' - when in reality the enquiries all endorse the opinion they acted poorly.
We've gone past the high water mark of human-caused climate change now - perhaps in history the runup to Copenhagen will look like the high point for the cause. Governments the world over are turning their back as an issue. There'll always be a committed band of supporters and promoters but once governments see it as a dead issue then everyone else will move on.
The good news in all this is that as the smoke clears from the FUD surrounding climate change, it will allow alternative energy sources to be evaluated on their eficiency merits, rather than how well they link in to some government-invented paper-swapping scheme. Removing the demonisation of C02 will allow people to concentrate on the real environmental costs of any energy source and decide if the cost is worth it or not.