The Shirky principle. Definitely in action at COP. I've yet to see one proper piece of peer reviewed scientific research which proves anthropogenic climate change.


I read in the Telegraph that the British contingent in Brazil was 450 people. I wouldn't be surprised if the number of world reporters, cameramen, sound engineers, researchers, fixers, make-up, continuity etc who had flown thousands of miles to attend was 1000 or many more.