This op-ed, published on Jan 24 (2011) in the Toronto Globe & Mail, is a very readable explanation of the climate adaptation and mitigation choices facing the nations of the world and of the politics involved in making those choices. Ramesh Thakur, a professor of political science at the University of Waterloo, authored the op-ed.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/rosebuds-of-consolation-in-a-warming-world/article1879305/

In my opinion, Thakur’s op-ed would make an excellent guest post on SkS.