Seeking coherence to nurture hope

Frumkin and colleagues emphasise the importance of hope in tackling the climate crisis, fostering activism, and protecting people’s wellbeing.1The remaining carbon budget must be used wisely to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.2 Time is running out, and hope must also be nurtured by immediate and visible changes in society. Why is the topic of coherence so little emphasised when it comes to talking about what needs to be done?Coherence must be implemented at the highest level. It has already been stressed that policies need to be more coherent and based on reliable data to effectively tackle climate change and meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.3Many of the messages delivered in the media and in everyday life also lack coherence, which is very discouraging. Shouldn’t a television journalist who stresses the seriousness of the climate issue, for example, act accordingly by turning off the…
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