Here is something you do not often see: an optimistic column on climate crisis |
It is all too easy to succumb to despair as warnings from climate scientists become ever more stark and while governments are increasingly unwilling to act. Some are even reversing what they previously agreed to do.
There were two further reversals in Ireland last week: public transport fares were increased and hints were given about a further deferral of carbon taxes in the upcoming budget.
It is as if politics everywhere has taken on a more reactionary course, as governments ditch climate commitments if they think it might stop voters going to more populist extremes. Political science trumps climate science at every turn.
Environmental writer George Monbiot argues there is still hope. He believes we can stop climate change if we reach a certain social tipping point, where people demand and deliver change in their local area, regardless of what their politicians say or do.
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