It’s not enough to be right! The climate crisis, power, and the climate movement
Angela Pohlmann, Kerstin Walz, Anita Engels, Stefan C. Aykut, Sören Altstaedt, Arwen Colell, Udo Dietrich, Hauke Feddersen, Annabarbara Friedrich, Jan Klenke, Franziska Krieger, Felix Schenuit, Alvine R C Datchoua-Tirvaudey, Markus Schulz, Cathrin Zengerling
Abstract
The demands of the climate movement ‐ for rapid and profound change ‐ are based on scientific findings and the political commitments to the Paris Agreement. The activists are, therefore, factually “right”. However, being right is not enough to justify or to accelerate the practical implementation of knowledge and decisions. We explain which social factors are at work, and how the climate movement can benefit if they incorporate these factors into actions for social change.
Topics & Concepts
Movement (music)Climate changeSocial movementPoliticsWork (physics)Political sciencePower (physics)Political economyPolitical economy of climate changeSociologyLawEngineeringGeologyAestheticsPhilosophyMechanical engineeringQuantum mechanicsOceanographyPhysicsSustainability and Climate Change GovernanceClimate Change and GeoengineeringClimate Change Communication and Perception