Thus The New York Times today. “A California initiative that provides funding to companies to reduce emissions is gaining traction as a weapon against global warming,” explains the newspaper. And in all seriousness. There is not even a suggestion that this could be a financial hoax, whatever its benefit to the founders. For there are no weapons against global warming left to the human kind. The game is over. But there will be hoaxes galore, as witnessed by this California initiative. As climate change turns nastier, and as it takes ever more lives, the number of contrived solutions to the calamity will grow and grow. Up to a point, though. Sooner or later, the malefactors will figure out that the only way to protect their precious bums is to focus on practical weapons against global warming. Very practical. Such as fortresses out of sight, stashes of clever weapons, and well-trained private armies. And all this will have to come with a well-protected source of drinkable water, greenhouses for food production, and sturdy stables for cattle. Everything else is for the birds.