Governments may say they’re doing all they can to halt the climate crisis. Don’t fall for it – then we might still have time to turn things around, ‘Stop setting things on fire’: nine great ideas to save the planet

Maybe it is the name that is the problem. Climate change. It doesn’t sound that bad. The word “change” resonates quite pleasantly in our restless world. No matter how fortunate we are, there is always room for the appealing possibility of improvement. Then there is the “climate” part. Again, it does not sound so bad. If you live in many of the high-emitting nations of the global north, the idea of a “changing climate” could well be interpreted as the very opposite of scary and dangerous. A changing world. A warming planet. What’s not to like?

REPOSTED FROM THEGUARDIAN.COM – READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

Illustration: Nicolás Ortega/The Guardian