Yet to start...

So far we've been tucked away in Northern Ireland waiting for the march to start properly. Whilst we've had little chance to see Belfast and the surrounding area one constant has been the optimism present in the area. Many locals mention 'the troubles' in the past tense-the landlady in the guesthouse in which I am writing this says business is booming since 'the troubles fnished'.

Climate change is a huge issue which can often seem impossible to tackle. This is no reason not to try. The catastrophic consequences of the world failing to limit and cut greenhous egas emissions would be disastrous. But it is encouraging that to be reminded that change is possible, however hard and far away it seems.