There are multiple signs that climate action urgency is receding in developed countries. Is it because of growing geopolitical unrest? Concerns over western economies? Trumpian claims of a hoax? Or just plain climate fatigue? Whatever the reasons, it is reminiscent of the period straight after the Global Financial Crisis when the world’s attention turned to financial survival, and to the early 2020s when the COVID pandemic was top of mind.

In this post I summarize the excellent reporting in T...