One reason climate change has not been adequately addressed is that we are facing many simultaneous crises and people are treating each one as the "end of civil

One reason climate change has not been adequately addressed is that we are facing many simultaneous crises and people are treating each one as the "end of civilization". No. Things are very bad. But take incremental steps forward to address them. Another Y Combinatory article posted recently even remarked that studies indicate gloom and doom detracts from advocacy.