Good governance leads to climate change mitigation

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limate change mitigation hinges entirely on governance and democracy appears to be the best avenue to changes so urgently needed.

Neil deGrasse Tyson - he's concerned we
are becoming an ill-informed democracy.

However, despite the protestations of many, democracy in its ideal sense is under threat and little by little, piece by piece, oligarchy is replacing it.

Elite rule is becoming pre-eminent, inequality is becoming even further entrenched and what exists favours a few, while most scramble for the scraps.

American astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson’s new show StarTalk

in the hope that people will get a regular dose of science as pain-free as possible.

He thinks that by embedding discussions about science between pop culture discussions and entertaining asides, the science will go down easy, and even leave you wanting more.

deGrasse is concerned, however, that the practice of politicians denying science will be the end of an informed democracy.

The ClimateProgress story, “Neil deGrasse Tyson: Politicians Denying Science Is ‘Beginning Of The End Of An Informed Democracy’” discusses this along with a trusty cast of comedians and science-minded folks like Bill Nye.