2019 will be remembered as the year in which, among other
things, the FridaysForFuture phenomenon spread
across the globe. In the wake of a severely deteriorating
ecological condition, the student-led climate change strikes
rallied to spur the world’s global and economic elite into
action. The message was clear - policymakers and decision-makers
cannot afford to delay action any further and concrete steps should
be taken towards mitigating -even reversing - the damage being
inflicted upon our environment. Responding to the daunting
challenge that is climate change can no longer be put on hold. Key
to that is a fundamental shift towards an economy rooted in
sustainability - no longer a nice-to-have, but a
necessity.