We need something better than a 'war-like footing'

Many argue that to effectively address the dilemmas of climate change the world needs to put itself on a “war-like footing”.

Such a metaphor is accurate in terms of the urgency the world faces, but for many it conjures images that are distasteful and so disengage many from the actions they need to take.

The need for a more universally accepted term that represents the level of significance that 'wartime like scale and speed' does is presently being much discussed by members of the Victorian Climate Action Network (VCAN).

Member, Luke Taylor recently said that there is still a big prize out there for anyone who can come up with a more universally accepted term that represents the level of significance that “wartime like scale and speed”.

Considering that a story on Grist by David Roberts headed: “What would ‘wartime mobilization’to fight climate change look like?” seems relevant.