Scientists have been saying these same things my entire life. While they are absolutely correct, the necessary change does not seem to be a priority for leaders. At best it gets lip service and underwhelming commitments. At worst conservatives completely deny the problem. We have social issues blocking our scientific solutions.
I don't think our existing leadership is capable of being proactive, we are always slow and reactive. We need more radical social change, which I only see happening once a certain generation dies and another takes their place.
This chart would be more readable if the corruption perception index were explained by having the polarity of the scale labeled. I.e. is green "corrupt" or not?
By following the source link, it looks like green = "clean" and gray = "corrupt".
Did y'all know that microwaves aren't magic and you need to mix your food?