Stern review moves climate change beyond debate

Sir Nicholas Stern warns rising temperatures could cut economic growth by up to a fifth. Photograph: Jeremy Selwyn/WPA rota/PA

Perhaps it is wishful thinking, but eco-bloggers worried about climate change seem to feel that the publication of today's Stern review marks a turning point.

The review has unleashed a torrent of blogging, especially in the UK and US. There is hope that the draining row over the science of climate change may about to be pushed to the background as the focus moves on to the nuts and bolts of how to tackle it.