The crises are coming thick and fast – trade crisis, security crisis, biodiversity crisis and then the humanitarian crises in conflict and war zones – and they all demand our attention, both politically and economically. Is there a risk that the climate crisis will be drowned out and even deprioritised as a result? Is this discussed in the Danish Council on Climate Change (DCCC)?
When asked, Professor Marie Münster, who has been a member of DCCC since 2023, nods.
"Of course, it's a concern that society is moving towards spending less on the green transition. It is natural that there are other agendas besides the climate. There always will be, but then we must try to be the ones who maintain focus on the importance of continuing with the green transition," says the professor, who elaborates:
"The green transition is a marathon, and even though there is still some way to go to reach the goal, now is not the time to stop. We must keep running, even if other crises demand our attention."
Marie Münster believes that the green transition is already progressing far too slowly.
"There are days when I think about how much global warming we will experience before we manage to turn the tide. Things are moving far too slowly to turn it around," she says.
