LP-206 🌍 One Crisis, Two Faces: Practical, Global Civic Empowerment, for Climate Action, Justice & Accountability
LP-206 One Crisis, Two Faces: Practical, Global Civic Empowerment for Climate Action, Justice & Accountability Global Climate Action Framework Introduction The climate emergency and the cost-of-living crisis are not separate problems. They are interconnected consequences of the same underlying failures in how economies, energy systems, natural resources and political institutions are governed. Climate action therefore cannot be separated from the defence of human rights, voters' rights, election integrity and democracy. People must be able to participate freely and meaningfully in decisions that determine their environment, energy security, livelihoods, public services and future. Where elections are corrupted, manipulated or undermined; where voters are deliberately misled; where political finance lacks transparency; where public information is suppressed; or where powerful economic interests can capture political decision-making, communities can lose the democratic ability to...
