The importance of opposing viewpoints -- Introduction -- Are today's political systems ill-equipped to deal with climate change? : The U.S. political system makes it hard to pass climate change legislation / Amy Scott and Richard Cunningham ; The U.S.'s climate bill is historic, but it doesn't get everything right / Alice C. Hill and Madeline Babin ; We need to make democracy work for long-term solutions to climate change / Roman Krznaric ; Government failure to act isn't the main barrier to climate action / Nick Bernards ; The Supreme Court creates a new obstacle for climate action / Michael Gerrard -- Who should pay for the impacts of climate change? : Climate change brings ethical responsibilities / William S. Lynn ; Rich, polluting countries owe the developing world / Courtney Lindwall ; Wealthy nations are reluctant to financially commit to helping developing nations affected by cliate change / Lauren Sommer ; Rich countries need to get serious and specific about climate finance / Rishikesh Ram Bhandary ; The focus of climate finance and justice needs to shift from countries to individuals / John Vogler and Marit Hammond ; Carbon taxes can work / Gilbert E. Metcalf ; The International Court of Justice could advise on what countries owe for their roles in climate change / Jacqueline Peel and Zoe Nay -- Has the media made climate change more politically polarizing? : The media has covered climate change for more than 100 years / Linden Ashcroft ; The media gets climate change wrong / Stephan Lewandowsky and Michael Ashley ; Climate change misinformation fools too many people / Mikey Biddlestone and Sander van der Linden ; Climate misinformation on social media is undermining climate action / Jeff Turrentine ; Changing the language used in climate coverage can help the media reach climate skeptics / Denise-Marie Ordway ; News stories on climate change need to offer a more optimistic message / Jon Christensen -- Should climate change be addressed as a local issue? : We need powerful, local stories to inspire action on climate change Kamyar Razavi ; Individual choices make a difference in fighting climate change / Tom Ptak ; Connect, bond, and inspire for effective climate conversations / Aven Frey ; When talking about climate change, speak like the locals / Jason Mark ; Cities are both a cause of and solution to climate change / United Nations ; Reducing climate action to individual choices has a harmful effect / Taha Yasseri and Mary Sanford -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact.