A little less than two weeks ago, the New York Times op-ed writer Thomas Friedman noted the strange appearance of daffodils in his Washington D.C. garden. And now they’re coming to London. On a recent jog through a London park, I noticed clusters popping up all over with several already in bloom.
The realities of climate change are also blossoming, and a UN report from the IPCC due to be released tomorrow is going to add even more fertilizer. It will claim that it is “very likely” (i.e. 90-99% probability) that human activity – our burning of fossil fuels – is the main cause of global warming over the last 50 years.
As the science continues to support this claim, even the past sceptics, such as ExxonMobil, are rushing to incorporate environmental sustainability into their business strategy (see the article in today’s FT). The next challenge will be how to do it.
In the meantime, enjoy the daffodils.