Ten international researchers and writers on climate topics recently published a paper called Discourses of Climate Delay, identifying the lines of thought they hear repeated in their work and particularly when making the case for immediate action on the climate crisis.
This is the nontechnical summary from the Cambridge University site where it's published and free for reading in full:
‘Discourses of climate delay’ pervade current debates on climate action. These discourses accept the existence of climate change, but justify inaction or inadequate efforts. In contemporary discussions on what actions should be taken, by whom and how fast, proponents of climate delay would argue for minimal action or action taken by others. They focus attention on the negative social effects of climate policies and raise doubt that mitigation is possible. Here, we outline the common features of climate delay discourses and provide a guide to identifying them.
That's great, but perhaps better for many of us is this illustration by French artist Léonard Chemineau, which brings the article's findings to life:
As always, click to enlarge for better viewing.
Or for even better viewing or reuse and reprinting, visit Chemineu's site, where he has shared each of the images and the full poster in high resolution.
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