De-hyping climate change

We need hybrid solutions to adapt to climate change, not panic-driven funding of net-zero goals

Climate change is driving us towards a new form of polarisation. It has become an ideological battle, with the Left demanding that countries declare climate emergencies, and the Right largely opposing such drastic moves.

In the US, a “progressive” group within the Democratic party is calling for the declaration of such an emergency, while Republican voices — often seen to be representing business interests — are opposing the idea. One Republican presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, has gone as far as to dub climate change a “hoax”.

Some 24 countries, or their parliaments, including Japan, Bangladesh, South Korea, Spain, Italy, and