Joschka Fischer on the links between economic and climate crises

The former German foreign minister Joschka Fischer warns of a climate crisis in the business daily Figyelő, and calls for a global green revolution: "In the current crisis the image of the black swan has become the symbol for something entirely unexpected, so to speak imposible, which nevertheless happens and turns the world on its head. ... It's part and parcel of human nature to block out the possibility of large crises, or at least to play them down. ... Nonetheless the next black swan is clearly visible today! The problem is that as previous black swans show, people have a terribly difficult time learning from them. The generation living today has been confronted with two major, completely unexpected crises within just twenty years. Nevertheless in view of the climate crisis, which is looming large and will undoubtedly have far graver consequences, we are witnessing a shocking collective repression. What people fail to see is that by linking answers to the global economic crisis with those to the global climate crisis, we could arrive at a solution to both. These answers are already well-known today. ... What is missing is stategic farsightedness and determined action on the part of the key political players to push them through."

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