LP-216 — THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY: ONE CLIMATE, TWO FACES Civic Empowerment Solutions (CES) — Democratic Accountability & Saving Our Planet
LP-216 One Climate, Our Choice THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY ONE CLIMATE, TWO FACES Civic Empowerment Solutions (CES) — Democratic Accountability & Saving Our Planet LP-216 connects the climate emergency and cost-of-living crisis, empowering citizens to demand evidence, climate justice, democratic accountability and practical action to protect our planet. The central proposition: The climate emergency and the cost-of-living crisis are not two separate problems. They are interconnected consequences of how societies produce energy, distribute wealth, manage natural resources, regulate powerful businesses and hold political leaders accountable. LP-216 establishes a simple democratic test: Are political and business leaders actually protecting people and the planet, Or are their words, promises and publicity Distracting attention from the measurable consequences of their decisions? The CES programme connects four tests of public responsibility: 1. Rapid emissions reduct...