Politics
Coal, Oil, and Gas Don’t Burn Themselves
Entrenched systems of power aren’t just an impediment to real action, they’re the whole problem.
Protesters hold a 'Green New Deal!' sign during the Global Climate Strike demonstration in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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Discussions about how to fight climate change almost always conclude with a lament over the “lack of political will.” It’s as if the roadblock preventing these clean-tech visions and white-paper dreams from becoming market-driven reality is an irrational, unforeseen hiccup.