87 months and counting … | Andrew Simms

Today marks the start of a drive towards Britain making real cuts in carbon emissions. Will the government join in?

It could be the premise for a zeitgeist science-fiction thriller about global warming. Secrets, lies, and breathless chases along corporate corridors. Millions of pounds at stake, and ultimately millions of lives too. The UN suspends an auditor at the heart of a mechanism key to the success of the international climate change treaty. In another country, a multimillion carousel...