Sunday, 28 April 2019

It All Depends on the Attention Span?


The call for declaring a Climate Emergency (https://www.bing.com/news/search?q=Greenpeace+Climate+Emergency+Petition&qpvt=greenpeace+climate+emergency+petition&FORM=EWRE) seems to be gathering some support (both nationally and politically) but I wonder how long media interest will actually last. People (of many political hues) still generally talk about economic factors (e.g. jobs and cheaper prices) as if such issues cancel out the need to take action 'just now or in this precise case'.

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