Environment in crisis: Are we past the point of no return?

"Each nation must find the best use of its resources
to sustain civilisation for as long as they can."

One day we are going to all look up from our warring, arguing, debating and other distractions to find that we don't have a planet left. Michael McCarthy, Environment Editor for The Independent Online Edition writes:

Thirty years ago, the scientist James Lovelock worked out that the Earth possessed a
planetary-scale control system which kept the environment fit for life. He called it Gaia, and the theory has become widely accepted. Now, he believes mankind's abuse of the environment is making that mechanism work against us. His astonishing conclusion - that climate change is already insoluble, and life on Earth will never be the same again.

READ MORE: The Independent Online