Lima climate talks are in the news. They have continued well past the official close of business on the final day, which was yesterday. One of the reasons for extension is the demand of poorer countries for more aid from the rich ones. Also, many countries are against committing themselves to anything. This is an issue of sovereignty, they argue. And so forth. John Kerry has warned that the world is still on a course leading to tragedy, but to no avail. Can we expect more from Paris talks next year? Of course not. Paris talks may be extended for days or even weeks, but they will still end in acrimony. Given that they would be last in a long series of talks, the acrimony will only be that much more acrimonious than in Lima or even Copenhagen. The sad thing about all this is that the world would still be on a course leading to tragedy even if an agreement was reached in Lima. Or in Paris, for that matter. Even if coherent, the agreement would require implementation, and implementation would ultimately fail for lack of coordination among the leading polluters. Simply put, humans are not up to the task. It is a matter of evolution, and evolution takes its time. Millions of years are like mere seconds to it.