--- title: "Debate: Democratic Leaders Are Better Prepared to Address Climate Change Than Authoritarian Ones" description: [vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″… --- [Skip to content](https://kiteinsights.com/issues-that-matter/the-new-york-times-debate-democratic-leaders-are-better-prepared-to-address-climate-change-than-authoritarian-ones#main-content) Close - [Home](https://kiteinsights.com) - [About us](https://kiteinsights.com/who-we-are-2) - [About us](https://kiteinsights.com/who-we-are-2) - [Team](https://kiteinsights.com/who-we-are) - [Advisory board](https://kiteinsights.com/advisory-board) - [Board of directors](https://kiteinsights.com/board-of-directors) - [What we do](https://kiteinsights.com/what-we-do) - [AI Employee Readiness Assessment](https://kiteinsights.com/the-head-heart-hands-assessment-for-ai-readiness) - [Sustainability Action Readiness Assessment](https://kiteinsights.com/the-head-heart-hands-sustainability-assessment) - [Research & thought leadership](https://kiteinsights.com/research-thought-leadership) - [Event curation](https://kiteinsights.com/event-curation) - [DEBATABLE.](https://kiteinsights.com/debatable) - [Kite Academy](https://kiteinsights.com/kite-academy) - [Bottom up employee engagement](https://kiteinsights.com/bottom-up-employee-engagement) - [Our work on the issues that matter](https://kiteinsights.com/our-work-on-the-issues-that-matter) - [Upcoming events](https://kiteinsights.com/kite-insights-upcoming-events) - [Get in touch](https://kiteinsights.com/contact) SEARCH [![logo](https://kiteinsights.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1.%20Kite%20Insights_logo_RGB_2022-1.png?width=180&height=180&name=1.%20Kite%20Insights_logo_RGB_2022-1.png "logo")](https://kiteinsights.com/)[![1. 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While citizens’ assemblies demand that democratic governments give more power to the people, authoritarian governments could be holding the keys to the swift and effective action they’re calling for. In this case, one might be forced to ask: Who can get the job done better?* #### [Sophie Lambin](https://kiteinsights.com/issues-that-matter/author/sophie-steyn) #### COMMENTS ## RELATED ARTICLES Button Title [![1. 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