Nationalist Polarisation and the Divide over Climate Policy

By Robert Schertzer and Eric Taylor Woods

This policy brief from Robert Schertzer and Eric Taylor Woods addresses how, with progress long stymied by a divide between climate sceptics and activists, competing national visions are short-circuiting climate progress. The paper provides policy recommendations toward durable climate action amidst domestic solidarity.

Climate policy requires governments to make durable choices across electoral cycles.