If we want to see change from negotiations, we need to see
fundamental changes in the way decisions are actually made.
Politicians and bureaucrats with connections to oil and gas
profiteers are not going to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
because it is in their bank accounts' best interest to pollute.
This holiday season give the gift of climate justice. Give the
gifts of solidarity, resistance, and community power. In 1971,
Bhutan, nestled in the Himalayas between China and India,
rejected the idea of gross domestic product as the measure of
progress. Instead, leaders focused on gross national happiness.
Life expectancy in Bhutan has doubled over the past 20 years.
Our leaders could brighten all our lives by considering what
really makes our societies strong, healthy and happy. Although
climate scientists around the world have been issuing dire
warnings for decades, public perception of climate change has
been changing at a snail's pace, perhaps implying that people
may be disengaged from the topic. However