Schooling adults

Two weeks ago Gordon Forgey’s editorial was right on the mark. “Climate change is more and more a topic of conversation with those in a position to do something about it.” He called climate change “an idea and cause that will grow and force awareness upwards,” hopefully turning it into a national issue that “will be addressed at the highest levels.”

His comments were prescient, but didn’t go far enough. What about addressing climate change as an international issue, requiring international action at the highest levels?

This week we saw that being done. At the United Nations Monday, an extraord...