Climate change is always on the back burner

I came across this cartoon in the StarTribune, which is based in the US state of Minnesota. Although the distractions are US-centric, this cartoon could easily be changed to be relevant to any country. Issues like the cost of living crisis, war in Ukraine and elsewhere around the world, the coronavirus pandemic have meant that climate change is often pushed to the back of the queue. How much longer can we afford to do that?