IT'S no secret that we could treat our island and its environment a little better, not least in terms of energy consumption: in Japan electricity use peaks during production hours but in Jamaica it's after work i.e. leisure time.
That said it's reassuring today to pick up today's Observer which is running an editorial on climate change on its front page, together with 55 newspapers worldwide – indication that Jamaica is becoming more sensitive to the issue.
This is timed to coincide with the Copenhagen Summit and the vexed attempt to build a consensus: rich polluting countries want everyone to cut emissions, but then they're already rich; whereas poor, not so polluting countries want to get richer, and that means polluting a little more.
"Kicking our carbon habit within a few short decades will require a feat of engineering and innovation to match anything in our history. But whereas putting a man on the moon or splitting the atom were born of conflict and competition, the coming carbon race must be driven by a collaborative effort to achieve collective salvation."
Yes we can, or can't?
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