Met Office tour guide says that the warming we are seeing today is relatively minor

“I’m sorry … what?”: a visit to the Met Office Hadley Centre » Transition Culture

He says (or words to this effect), “throughout history, the world has, on previous occasions, warmed to a far greater degree than we are seeing today. In that larger historical context, the warming we are seeing today is relatively minor. For me, I think it is inevitable that we will burn our way through all the fossil fuels there are. For example, I myself drive a very fuel inefficient car, I think you might as well have fun using it up”. I was stunned.