Hi Sheril,

While climate change *can* be viewed as a “culture-war” issue , would it not be more helpful to categorise it as a global 🌎 issue, necessitating action at global level?

In case you (or anyone else concerned/alarmed by climate change) is interested, below (via toot) is a petition for radical reform of the UN 🇺🇳, which has been vocal but, sadly, ineffective when faced with climate change and other challenges of this century.

https://toot.community/@Paullima/110685308417865108

Regards
Paul

I think there's been a turn for the worse: it used to be climate change denialism, but now "I'm going to accelerate climate change to piss off liberals" is a stance.

Maybe I didn't notice it before. But it feels like a novel and terrible development.

(Of course, that was Russia's official policy already 7-8 years ago, and that, I knew)

I am sorry if this is a naive question as I don't really understand what culture war means (beyond what's on wikipedia), but climate change is not a matter for debate (except for few).
Whether and how to tackle climate change is a matter of policy and decision making.

Could you maybe elaborate on what culture war is?

It’s worth noting that by Fall of 2012, the majority of both Republican & Democrat voters acknowledged #ClimateChange is occurring. But not the majority of all politicians.

Back then, I ran large public opinion surveys out of UT Austin & it was the first time citizens from both parties agreed. (Here’s a 2015 SciAm piece w totals https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/over-3-out-of-4-americans-now-acknowledge-climate-change-is-occurring-including-the-majority-of-republicans/)

We can’t said what changed attitudes, but a drought had impacted U.S. crops that summer & the pope was also discussing #climate. /2

Over 3 out of 4 Americans Now Acknowledge Climate Change Is Occurring--Including the Majority of Republicans

Seventy-six percent of Americans now say that climate change is occurring, up eight points from one year ago. And Republicans are largely responsible

^{Scientific American Blog Network}