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Why is our media negatively portraying climate change mitigation
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released its latest damning report, warning that if emissions are not curbed by 2025, the world is off to hell in a handbasket. Why, then, are we seeing media-bashing cyclists, underplaying climate-positive amenities like bus networks, and spotlighting the business sector’s reluctance to truly go green?
Seb Rice-Walsh spoke to environmental sociologist Kirsty Wild and North & South editor Kirsty Cameron about the state of our media.
