Climate change, myth and religion
Fighting climate change may need stories, not just data
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ALEX EVANS is a development wonk with an engaging streak of vulnerability. As an adviser on poor-world economics to Tony Blair’s government in Britain, and then a co-organiser of a UN climate-change summit, he has seen first-hand the waves of optimism and pessimism that have washed over the inner circle of politicians and bureaucrats with an interest in cooling the planet. He sensed the eager anticipation ahead of the Copenhagen summit in 2009 and the bitter disappointment at its failure.