As the Republican National Convention got underway on Monday in Cleveland, Ohio, the issue of climate change was conspicuous by its near total absence from the agenda. The U.N. summit on climate change in Paris last December raised global awareness about the impact of climate change, both in the run-up to the conference and soon thereafter. But little has been achieved in the seven months since then by way of follow-up action in the U.S. and elsewhere, according to the experts. Distractions have been plenty in the U.S. and Western Europe since then, including Brexit , the influx of migrants, terrorist attacks, issues relating to the economy and the U.S. presidential elections. However, the presidential election season is an opportune time to address climate-change issues, according to Howard Kunreuther , Wharton professor of operations, information and decisions, and co-director of the school’s Risk Management and Decision Processes Center .…