Editorial: Is There a New Climate Politics?

Addressing climate change globally requires significant transformations of production and consumption systems. The language around action has shifted tangibly over the last five years to reflect this. Indeed, thousands local governments, national universities scientists have declared a emergency. Some commentators argue that emergency framing conveys new more appropriate level urgency needed respond challenges; create social tipping point in fight against change. Others are concerned move on from such rhetoric urgent action. Beyond declarations, spaces of, places for, engagement with emerging. public square, exhibition hall, law courts, investors’ forum just some arenas where politics now being negotiated. Emergent governing mechanisms utilised, citizens’ assemblies ecocide lawsuits. New movements Extinction Rebellion Fridays For Future demonstrate heightened concern willingness undertake civil disobedience protest inaction. Yet questions remain which addressed this thematic issue: Are these discourses manifestations radical politics? And if politics, do they mark shift gear current potential effect transformative support transition decarbonised world?