The press is covering the 2024 campaign as if climate isn\u2019t on the ballot, but 56% of US voters are \u2018concerned\u2019 or \u2018alarmed\u2019 about the crisis<\/p>\n
Fact one: more voters face national elections in 2024 than ever before in recorded history \u2013 about 4 billion people, nearly half the human population.<\/p>\n
Fact two: last year was the hottest in recorded history \u2013 and scientists warn that oil, gas and coal burning must be rapidly phased out if we are to preserve a livable planet.<\/p>\n
Mark Hertsgaard is executive director and co-founder of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration committed to more and better coverage of the climate story, and the Nation magazine\u2019s environment correspondent<\/p>\n
Kyle Pope is executive director of strategic initiatives and co-founder of Covering Climate Now, and a former editor and publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review<\/p>\n
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