Environmentalism has a difficult relationship with democracy – Can climate policy be democratic?
https://climatedebate.co.uk/can-climate-policy-be-democratic/ Claims that the planet can only be saved by a radical transformation of society rarely, if ever, state the need to persuade voters of the case for such changes. Consequently, there is no real culture of democracy within the green movement. According to an article (now removed, but referred to by the Daily Sceptic here) […]
Flashback 2019: Prof at Cambridge U. claims: ‘Democracy is the planet’s biggest enemy’ – ‘The authoritarian Chinese system has some advantages when it comes to addressing climate change’
https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/07/20/democracy-is-the-planets-biggest-enemy-climate-change/ BY DAVID RUNCIMAN JULY 20, 2019 David Runciman is a politics professor at Cambridge University and the author of How Democracy Ends. This story appears in the Summer 2019 print issue. Excerpts: The climate crisis is an issue that requires long-term thinking across the generations, yet electoral politics is geared toward responding to immediate grievances. Politicians […]
World Economic Forum claims China is a global leader in ‘energy transition investment’ – But China’s energy demands being met by coal
https://climatedebate.co.uk/is-china-really-green/ According to the World Economic Forum, China is a global leader in investment in “energy transition investment”: China increased its overall energy transition investment by 60% from 2020 levels, further cementing its position as a global leader. The country’s wind and solar capacity increased by 19% in 2021, with electrified transport also accounting for […]