This is a pivotal year for climate change. Some of those advocating for carbon emissions cuts are drawing inspiration from a surprising source: legalization of gay marriage in the United States.
“History suggests things happen more quickly and unexpectedly than many predict,” said World Resources Institute President Andrew Steer at Washington’s National Press Club last week.
“Things often take a long time to get going; when they get going it happens very rapidly,” he said, adding: “Just look at issues like gay marriage.”
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Claire Luke
Claire is a journalist passionate about all things development, with a particular interest in labor, having worked previously for the Indonesia-based International Labor Organization. She has experience reporting in Cambodia, Nicaragua and Burma, and is happy to be immersed in the action of D.C. Claire is a master's candidate in development economics at the George Washington Elliott School of International Affairs and received her bachelor's degree in political philosophy from the College of the Holy Cross.
