Climate Change Politics Need To Be Anti-Elitist

Many parts of the world embrace right-wing populism in an anti-intellectualist fashion. From Trump-supporting climate change deniers to quieter German AfD-voting cynics, climate change, arguably the most pressing global issue, remains an issue many right-wing voters consider to be the latest liberal political fad.

It's been revealed that just 100 companies have been responsible for 77 percent of warming since the mid-’80s, many of which are coal, oil, and gas corporations.

"Climate change uniquely lends itself to an anti-elite narrative: A handful of industries have gotten us into this challenge for the benefit of a few corporate executives. The solution could form the basis for the biggest jobs program America has ever seen. As voters on both sides of the Atlantic rebel against elites’ control over politics, why risk letting a slightly greener set of elites set the terms of the debate over the greatest threat humanity has ever faced?" writes Kate Aronoff.

Climate change isn't an issue that only the elite can afford to have the luxury to care about. Thus, it is imperative for climate politics to skilfully adapt anti-elitist ways to help voters from all backgrounds to meet on the ground that is beneficial for the planet.