But a radical social movement pursuing a strategy of civil disobedience is not trying to be some kind of government-in-waiting. XR claims, with justification, that the adversarial nature of parliamentary politics inhibits the radical risk-taking that the climate crisis requires. Zero emissions by 2025 is surely an unrealistic goal. Some, at least, are finally treating the crisis as on a par with the economy in terms of importance. The frame of the debate has palpably shifted, as it must, and XR deserve much of the credit.

Source: The Guardian October 10, 2019 17:26 UTC