How Jacinda Ardern Sees Everyone as a Player in the Climate Fight

Jacinda Ardern, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, is prioritizing optimism in the movement to combat the climate crisis-as well as expectation for leaders to do their jobs. If we resign ourselves to destruction, she says, politicians will never act to prioritize sustainability and reversing the effects of climate change.
“I have an expectation bias,” the 44-year-old said during a panel, moderated by TIME editor-in-chief Sam Jacobs, at the inaugural Climate Leadership Forum in New York City on Monday. “I expect politicians to do their job, I expect policymakers too, and I expect private institutions as well. We all have to maintain our expectation bias.”
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[@chrismiles8297]

Keep her in the US. NewZealand doesn't want her back.

[@DerpASherpa117]

She should be tried for treason and war crimes against the people of New Zealand.

[@Hatunrumioc]

She has her degree in communications. She started her career in politics by working as a public relations person within Tony Blairs' team while he was lying to the public about weapons of mass destruction and the need to invade Iraq. That's not to mention her COVID response. She is an expert at manipulating large numbers of people through fear.

[@Mary-xc2gu]

You've got to be joking, right!

[@christopherscobie]

Deluded.

[@MrGray88]

Shes a compulsive liar. Shes knows nothing about the maori culture and couldnt care less about the people of New Zealand.She should be in prison.

[@madasamadas]

Absolute disgrace

[@rosemaryclucas456]

And per capita we are big consumers and producers of GHGs. So the absolute amount the country produces is a misleading stat

[@skyd8726]

A bigger liar would be hard to find. Don't trust anything she says.

[@kevinlb15]

Waste of time

[@helenheath8650]

Prioritising optimism? That's just the sort of vacuous thing she would say. This woman is the dictionary definition of a grifter. She should be tried for crimes against humanity for what she did to the people of New Zealand, not feted as some kind of hero or, god forbid, expert on climate change. it would be laughable were the prospect not so terrifying. God help the animals

[@lisa-joyranger6261]

I am so proud of our Aunty Cindy ❤️ 💕

[@waynekennedy7922]

@lisa-joyranger6261 you are as delusional as her. The worst PM ever, so gutless couldn't even finish her second term. Absolute disgrace.