The article discusses the rise of extreme right political forces globally, especially in the context of climate change denial and their strategies to mobilize support.
In March 2025, during Donald Trump's first congressional speech after winning reelection, familiar campaign slogans echoed once more, notably "Drill, Baby, Drill!" This slogan emphasizes an increase in oil drilling, aligning with Trump's narrative to overcome the economic crisis attributed to the previous Biden administration. For Trump and his followers, the climate crisis is dismissed as a falsehood propagated by so-called 'fake science'. Just months later, under pressure from Trump, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announces the complete removal of greenhouse gas emissions regulations, even as Texas faces devastating floods resulting from record rainfall, causing over 135 fatalities and massive property damage.
The article explores the broader context of climate change denial, highlighting that significant political factions worldwide gain popular support by denying climate issues. Even in discussions surrounding the establishment of a Climate and Energy Ministry in South Korea, immediate concerns surface about sacrificing the economy for climate protection. This pattern reflects a strategy employed by extreme right groups, including Trump's MAGA movement and European counterparts, which obscures the truth that climate crises stem from systemic contradictions, thereby organizing public anger through attacks on climate policies. By framing climate crises as unrelated to their ideological foundations, these factions use state, religion, and race to stir social conflict while deterring individuals from recognizing climate issues as personal concerns.
The author aims to investigate why extreme right factions deny climate crises, identifying ideologies hidden within climate politics. The conflicts surrounding climate change are viewed not merely as a scientific debate, but rather as a clash of worldviews. Accepting the existence of climate change necessitates a fundamental reassessment of our growth-oriented economic orders and consumption-driven lifestyles. Despite sufficient scientific explanation of climate emergencies, political denial, distortion, and procrastination continue, leading to an in-depth exploration of the ideologies driving these phenomena rather than just reiterating the known seriousness of climate issues.
