I think this is one of your best articles to date, Umair.

Yes, what we need is to find a way to co-operate to stop burning fossil fuels first of all. Then all the other stuff.

Unfortunately Little Richie Sunak in the UK is heading in the opposite direction, including licencing 100s more permissions for oil and gas exploitation in the North Sea. He thinks that'll win him his election.

I doubt it.

Obviously he's never given a toss about the environment and is only interested in money. That applies to plenty of swivel-eyed nutters in the Tory party, but not all of them. Maybe that will help?

You point out that we haven't even got the language to explain what we need to do in the face of climate ... What?

Can I appeal to you not to use the term "climate change" which sounds so cosy and moderate? Could we try "climate crisis" or "climate disaster"? "Climate nemesis?"

World War is an interesting antonym: that's exactly what this isn't. But the scale is right: we certainly can't take on the Planetary Organism with H bombs but our thinking needs to be on that scale in a... a peaceful co-operative direction.

Cor! This is hard!

If we can't even think what to call it, I don't think we'll be achieving it any time soon.