Democracy and Climate Change Can Democracy Slay The Dragon Of Climate Change; If Not, Then What?

Posted on 14 October 2013

by Pete Hodgson

Japan is a model of modernity. An advanced democracy that happens to import nearly all its energy, Japan has been a world leader in the climate change debate for decades. It was an instigator and major funder of the Global Environment Facility. It lent the name of its holy city of Kyoto to the most promising global agreement on climate change yet. Corporates like Toyota and Honda have led the world in hybrid technology. It is the most energy-efficient nation in the world.

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