”In All Likelihood, Events Are Now Set To Run Their Course”

A few days ago Roger Pielke Jr. pointed to a paper (PDF) by Tim Dyson of the London School of Economics called “On development, demography and climate change: The end of the world as we know it?” Pielke called it “refreshingly clear thinking on climate change.” That’s true, if by “refreshingly clear” he means “weep-silently-aplogize-to-your-children-and-throw-yourself-out-a-window depressing.” Abandon hope, all ye who download PDF here.

Dyson’s argument unfolds in several stages, but the brutal conclusion is simple: “In all likelihood, events are now set to run their course.”
Gristmill