‘Tackle climate change or imperil democracy’

[London think tank] Director Halina Ward said in the letter: “There is a real risk that as the decision-making implications of huge social challenges like climate change begin to bite, politicians will be tempted to tighten the reins on our democratic rights and limit our access to public decision-making on difficult issues.

By the way, who decided that it should be gallantly phrased as "tackle climate change"? - For me, this Google Search gets over 3 million hits

Oddly enough, this more accurate phrasing currently yields zero Google hits: "swallow climate change fraud"