Despite 2024’s ‘greenlash’, the fight against climate breakdown can still be won. Here’s how

Green parties took a beating in June 's European elections, with their seat count plummeting from 71 to 53.

Green party was nearly wiped out in last week's general election in Ireland , losing all but one of its seats.

Climate-sceptic parties framing environmental policies as elitist and unfair have surged across Europe .

In both cases, portraying climate action as a pragmatic necessity, rather than a moral imperative, can build more permanent bridges.

By listening to affected communities, designing policies that address inequities, and partnering with trusted local organisations, policymakers can turn climate ambition into sustained progress.

The tools to move forward exist; the challenge is using them wisely.