Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Bad Politics Drives Out Good Science

The pressure on national governments to formulate climate change policies and enact stringent environmental legislation is on the rise. With extreme weather events increasing in frequency and ferocity worldwide, nothing much is left for the political class to skirt around the issue. 

However, the political reaction to climate change seems to have missed out on a critical aspect – to build public consensus so as to gain a wider acceptance among people who vote and participate in the change process. Read the full post at EditorSpeak@ThinktoSustain.com.