2017: turning the tide on green crap?

by | Dec 27, 2017 | Articles, Spiked

Eco-miserabilism suffered some welcome setbacks this year.

Nothing vexed greens across the world in 2017 more than Donald Trump’s inauguration. Before Trump, climate change seemed to have been cemented into American and global political life. It was central to President Obama’s global outlook. But at the same time, it had become a symbol of decadence – part of the cosy consensus of political elites and tech and media billionaires, completely detached from ordinary Americans’ lives and interests. Obama’s seemingly powerful, presidential statements about the ‘overwhelming judgement of science’ failed to overcome that gulf.

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