Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | It's hard to explain, Tom, why we did so little to stop global warming:

Everyone over the age of 30 should read this. Especially if you have children. Read it on the way home from work this afternoon (on the bus). I particularly like the comment on being haunted by our inability to make use of our own understanding and technology to solve the problem.

Could there really be a "truth and reconciliation" commission in the future to condemn our generation for failing our children?