Emilie M. Hafner-Burton

Jan 16, 2025 | journalofdemocracy.org | Nomi Claire Lazar |Jeremy Wallace |Emilie M. Hafner-Burton |Michael Ross

Climate change poses a grave and urgent threat to the entire planet. The consequences — natural disasters like the Los Angeles wildfires, rising food insecurity, violent conflict, increased migration — are intensifying before our eyes. How can we confront these challenges? Are “eco-authoritarian” responses the best way forward, or is more democracy the answer? In the new issue of the Journal of Democracy, leading scholars debate how to solve the climate crisis.