Why Transition? - because governments don't have the will to act

The flavour of government spin (and budgeting) seems to be changing from bold action to prevent runaway climate change to minimising the impacts of inevitable climate change. This might be a realistic response but it also confirms the Transition Network's explanation of why Transition initiatives are necessary - "if we wait for governments to act, it will be too little, too late"

See the recent SMH article from Ben Cubby on the NSW Government's version of giving up on climate change prevention in its 2010 budget:

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/emphasis-shifts-to-limiting-effects-of-global-warming-20100608-xtuq.html