Narratives

What does deregulation have to do with climate change deniers? The answer lies in the book Merchants of Doubt.After writing Merchants of Doubt in 2010, Naomi Oreskes reasoned that climate change deniers were not motivated by questions about science. Instead, their denial stemmed from political concerns—questions about the appropriate role of government.

Ecofascism emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic, combining environmental concerns with fascist ideologies, exploiting public anxieties about climate change to promote and impose their own agendas.

Senate hearing reports reveal that major oil companies spent decades deliberately sowing doubt and confusion regarding the dangers of fossil fuels, despite possessing clear knowledge of their harmful impacts on the planet.

Climate activists have been a target of media and political scrutiny, framed as if they are part of a ‘doomsday cult’.