This article appeared in the September 20, 2024 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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Who is responsible for climate change?

What stands out to me about today’s story by Taylor Luck and Erika Page is how effectively they explore the matter of responsibility in climate change. They avoid the scolding tone or simplistic blame game that so often tempts the media. But their story raises hard questions. In Tunisia, families desperate to stay in the rural communities they love are no longer able to eke out a living from the parched dirt.

Who is responsible for fixing that? 

Climate change is a new kind of challenge, because the responsibility is collective and the solution is collective. There is no lack of ways forward. But they all begin with a more honest sense of responsibility, both as individuals and in a way that transcends borders.


This article appeared in the September 20, 2024 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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