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摘要

Last year was an incredible year for change. From the Arab Spring to the Occupy Movement, people around the world have demonstrated the combined strength of their feelings, as they try and influence a better world. It is at once amazing and inspiring to see how people can come together and strive towards positive change for the greater good.And yet it is also people that present one of the greatest barriers to change, too. Perhaps none more so than the powerful vested interests, as they seek to retain the status quo. We see on many occasions how difficult it is to change our big picture in genuine pursuit of a sustainable and low carbon world, evidenced by the continuing saga of the climate change deal - the latest instalment played out so predictably in Durban. Machiavelli was right, "the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions and only lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new."