Why small islands need stronger democracies to fight climate change
Dec 6, 2019 · 10 min read
Do human societies have a better chance at surviving and beating climate change as democracies or as autocratic states?
Many clever and reputable people have given this thorough consideration, with inconclusive results. Some blame the moderate way of decision-making in democracies, the short-term orientation of elected politicians, and the influence of big business lobbies for part of the failure to tackle climate change to date. Others point to the fact that statistically, states with stronger environmental and…
