Covering Climate Now’s 89 Percent Project has been reporting a game-changing fact: 80 to 89% of people want their governments to take stronger climate action. The catch? This overwhelming majority doesn’t realize it is a majority. Neither do political leaders. So most of them stay silent.
But awareness is growing. The world’s biggest oat milk company is printing the 89% message on the hundreds of millions of cartons it sells. In Japan, every TV station and network is running commercials about the 89% majority. In war-torn Ukraine, where 86% of people favor climate action, a massive build-out of solar panels is providing electricity Russian attacks cannot disrupt. And the US midterm elections open the door to new climate policies there as well. Hailed as “the ultimate climate solution,” the 89% super-majority can make all climate solutions more possible.
Panelists
- Elisa Baker, International Development Director of MEDIA IS HOPE, Japan
- Ievgeniia Kopytsia, Associate Professor & Head of the Centre for Sustainable Development and Environmental Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University, Ukraine
- Bernadette Woods Placky, Executive Director + Co-Founder, Talking Climate Collaborative, USA
- Caroline Reid, Director of Sustainability, Oatly, Sweden
Mark Hertsgaard, Co-Founder and Executive Director of CCNow, will moderate.