Hopefully it won’t come down to outright fascism, but the way our democracies work need to change in order to encourage more long term thinking on issues like climate change.

Politicians and voters too often act in short term self-interest rather than long-term economic and environmental interests.

“Give me that tax cut, big pickup truck, and cheap gas! Leave it to our grandchildren to figure out how to survive in the face of catastrophic global heating. Not our problem!”