Fairer, Sustainable Cities of the Future? A Greens Perspective

Abstract

The 2022 election is being held in the decade that climate scientists tell us is the critical one for the healthy future of our planet. Yet on the political hustings and in the media, that crisis is a long way from the debate most days. Far from consideration of an existential crisis, the media focus on super fi cial readings of the major party leaders ’ tone, appearance, con fi dence, memory, or their latest gotcha moment.