And yet it does affect us, not just in whatever economic impact is to come, or because the president-elect couldn’t care less about climate change. But certainly wellbeing – the sort of outcomes like self-esteem – are reasonably well-documented.”“Being part of a movement for social change is an idealistic, altruistic act,” says activist Peter Tatchell, who has been campaigning for 50 years. There is already one open slot, and allowing Trump the opportunity to appoint (rightwing) replacements could have terrifying consequences. Fight climate changeTrump does not believe humans are responsible for climate change and has promised to “cancel” the Paris agreement on climate change and Obama’s Clean Power Plan. He has also said he will withdraw all funding from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Source: The Guardian November 11, 2016 20:30 UTC