"It's quite clear that in most advanced economies the big loser of the elections has been climate... we've seen a gradual erosion in the public's commitment to action for a couple of years now."
"From an apogee about five years ago, where Greta Thunberg's ubiquitous activism and talk of massive new green investments, climate has slipped down the agenda for many countries after a pandemic, wars in Ukraine and Gaza, unease over inflation and a rise in populist political figures."
"Even though this year is almost certain to be the hottest ever recorded globally, with floods and heatwaves roiling Europe, Asia, the US and Mexico, the climate crisis has mostly been a background electoral issue."
"The paradox is, of course, that major climate events are happening more frequently everywhere, yet people are no longer willing to prioritize this."
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