Climate group Extinction Rebellion’s strategy is optimistic bordering on naïve, but its use of direct action, intent on disrupting the humdrum of daily life, has injected a refreshing realism into the discourse around climate change
. However, far fewer surely fathom the actions required of them if government policy were to flip to match the IPCC’s recommendations. Climate change mitigation will be a bitter pill to swallow – a truth which is easily ignored while we continue to dawdle on the matter.
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