Everyones talking climate  so where next?

The author reflects on the impact of Extinction Rebellion's April 2019 protests in London, noting that while they successfully brought climate change to the mainstream, the movement now faces the challenge of maintaining this momentum. The text advocates for the implementation of a Citizens' Assembly to facilitate public policy discussions, while warning that decarbonisation goals—such as reducing meat consumption and flying—may face public resistance. It further emphasizes the need to increase ethnic and socio-economic diversity within climate activism to move beyond 'middle-class white folks' and ensure a 'just transition' that is socially sustainable.

• Extinction Rebellion's protests in London succeeded in making climate change a dominant news topic, though the author notes that the movement lacks ethnic and socio-economic diversity, often consisting of "middle-class white folks".
• The author supports the demand for a 'Citizens' Assembly' to engage the public in policy proposals, citing a similar successful exercise in Ireland, but warns that public decisions on decarbonisation are unlikely to be consensual.
• Research indicates that while people are broadly supportive of 'net zero' goals, specific behavioral changes like avoiding flying and reducing meat-eating will be difficult to implement.
• A successful transition to a zero-carbon world requires a social and political transition that is socially sustainable to avoid failure, noting that in Alberta, Canada, careful approaches are needed to ensure 'just transition' is more than a catchphrase.

APA

Corner, A. (2019). Everyones talking climate  so where next? Climate Outreach. https://climateoutreach.org/everyones-talking-climate-so-where-next/

Chicago

Corner, Adam. Everyones talking climate  so where next? Climate Outreach, 2019. https://climateoutreach.org/everyones-talking-climate-so-where-next/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{corner2019everyones, author = {Corner, Adam}, title = {{Everyones talking climate  so where next?}}, publisher = {Climate Outreach}, year = {2019}, month = apr, url = {https://climateoutreach.org/everyones-talking-climate-so-where-next/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }