Yet the world faces another major problem that is already transforming economies, infrastructure and way of life: the climate crisis. Citizens are largely unaware that we have a “right to know” about the climate crisis: article six of the Rio climate convention (1992) commits governments to informing, educating and consulting their citizens. Without a shared national understanding of the climate crisis, such mild climate change policies – far weaker than those required to meet the new climate targets – readily became a proxy for social disenfranchisement and political polarisation. After all, the aim is to build shared understanding, not to sell a product. At present, climate engagement has none of these.

Source: The Guardian May 04, 2021 10:01 UTC