Jeremy Wickins

Sheffield, UK

Climate-change optimist

I have to agree with anonymous above. Climate change MAY be happening, but it is nothing to do with human activity. I also question the belief that climate change is necessarily bad - some will win, some will lose, but life on Earth will go on. The idea that the status quo (whatever that is in planetary terms) is just nonsense.

However, this is a technical website, so it needs saying that there are reasons to consider whether IT can make differences overall. Fuel is in ever shorter supply, so less reliance on vehicles for work purposes should be encouraged. Video conferencing and working from home should be evaluated to see if they produce a net saving in oil products. If yes, they should be encouraged.