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The problem isn’t climate denial. Its lack of leadership. When COVID struck, the world responded within months. Borders shut down. Economies adapted. Entire systems were repurposed - not because it was easy, but because the threat was immediate, visible, and deadly. We saw the curve rise. We felt the urgency. We acted. But climate change? The first scientific warnings emerged over 150 years ago. The initial global environmental conference took place in 1972. And yet, here we are - still debating and still delaying. Why? Because it’s slow. No one feels directly responsible. The urgency is mainly coming from scientists. And few are willing to pay the price. Politics won’t save us. Politicians work on four-year cycles. The climate crisis spans six generations. That mismatch of time horizons makes it impossible to expect policy alone to fix this. Just look at the transatlantic picture: In the US, political detail (currently) is holding back federal climate policy, and progress depends on state-level or corporate action. In Europe, leaders are caught between “simplification” and “deregulation,” struggling to protect sustainability laws from economic pressure. Both sides encounter the same issue: short-term politics attempting to address a long-term crisis. The leadership we need Leadership that: Has honest conversations, including about failure. Builds collaboration across sectors. Comes from business, not just government. Relies on transparent data, not greenwashing. Chooses disruption over regulation. Thinks in decades, not election cycles. This won’t begin in parliament. It will start in boardrooms, startups, classrooms, and communities. We need entrepreneurs, investors, and citizens who stop waiting for permission and begin building the future themselves. Unlike COVID, climate change doesn’t peak and fade. It accelerates. And the window for meaningful action is closing fast. Do you think the next wave of climate leadership will come from business or politics? ♻️ Repost this to help ignite the conversation. 👉 Follow Gilad Regev for more insights like this.
The next wave of climate leadership will come from business. I say this because business interest influences politics. I am going to say something and I want to say I DO NOT mean it maliciously. It seems to me that as humans, we don't see something as an issue because it does not impact us directly. Until the monied feel that direct impact climate change, like really feel it where it hurts, only then change the brings rapid development will happen.
Gilad Regev, it's also leadership focusing on other priorities rather than long-term survivability & prospering. What might that be?
Hesitation due to ignorance
In the uk many of the political statements only talk about the cost of climate action, without ever quantifying the additional cost to NOT addressing it. The latter will far exceed the former.
Gilad Regev long term crises need long term thinking, and that often comes from innovators willing to act before permission is granted.
Exactly. The climate crisis is testing our leadership maturity, not our science. Inner development is no longer optional, it’s strategic infrastructure.
We all must board the same ship. Investors must back founders who build real assets, not just random promising apps. Politicians must clear the way for builders, not bureaucrats. We either sail together or sink separately. The climate crisis demands builders, not talkers.
We see this every day. The most powerful shifts don’t come from policy, they come from individuals inside companies who decide to move. When action becomes part of culture, not just compliance, that’s when real leadership starts.
Pardon my reiteration. "Where one sees these (mind) viruses, one can expect unchanging attitudes in support of conspiracies, of cults, of populists and of bigots. Should not be surprising." Less of the people. More of the viruses, the memes. https://www.pinoytoolbox.org/post/dna-of-today-s-politics
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1wThis stopped me mid-scroll. The part about climate accelerating really stuck with me. It’s true, we’re not waiting on more data or awareness. We’re waiting on courage. And that won’t come from politics alone. It’ll come from people who care enough to lead without being asked.