It’s not Enough to be Right!: The Climate Crisis, Power, and the Climate Movement

Addressing vulnerability and promoting security
Jan 16, 2022 | GAIA – Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, Jan Klenke, Anita Engels, Stefan Aykut, et al

National states have acknowledged the need for global responses to climate change in international agreements like the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals. National political entities that have to meet the targets of the Paris Agreement and different governmental regimes, respond in dissimilar ways to this responsibility, creating specific pathways and obstacles to the transformation processes argue Jan Klenke, Anita Engels, Stefan Aykut, et al in this research article for GAIA – Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. Being right, they suggest, is not enough to accelerate the practical implementation of knowledge and decisions. In five propositions, they explain which social factors are at work and how the climate movement can constructively integrate them into its actions.
https://www.oekom.de/_files_media/zeitschriften/artikel/GAIA_2021_04_231.pdf

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