'The greatest danger to the planet is the surrender of hope, the loss of faith in the prospect that this Earth we call home can be saved from devastation.'
Former Vice President Al Gore is not alone in suggesting,"We are running out of time, and we must have a planetary solution to a planetary crisis."
Unfortunately, world leaders missed several more deadlines to address the crisis last year. Frustrating negotiations associated with the United Nations Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC provided a reminder that the task at hand is an ever more challenging one. Domestically, the new Republican-controlled U.S. House is going to do everything in its power to undermine the minimal progress that has been made since Joe Biden and the Democrats took charge in 2021. As Robinson Meyer ofwarns:"If history is any indication, a Republican Congress could spell doom for climate policy. Since the early 1990s, when the GOP took a turn toward climate-change denialism, the party has been one of the world's top enemies of climate policy.
Defeatism is a luxury we cannot afford. Instead of defeatism, Solnit says,"We must remake the world, and we can remake it better."John Nichols is Washington correspondent for The Nation and associate editor of The Capital Times in Madison, Wisconsin. His books co-authored with Robert W.
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