Challenging the Idols of Our Time

Climate Change and Collective Responsibility

One of the idols of our time is climate change. This coming week, as leaders gather for COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan—a meeting intended to spur urgent action—we are reminded of the gravity of this issue. Climate change demands a unified global response, yet we must ask: Are these conferences truly impactful, or are they destined to produce more rhetoric th…