The world faces a climate crisis and an ascendant far right. Are these
trends related? How does the far right think about the environment, and
what openings does the coming crisis present for them?
This incisive new book traces the long history of far-right
environmentalism and explores how it is adapting to the contemporary
world. It argues that the extreme right, after years of denying the
reality of climate change, are now showing serious signs of reversing
their strategy. A new generation of far-right activists has realized
that impending environmental catastrophe represents their best chance
yet for a return to relevance. In reality, however, their noxious blend
of conspiracy, hatred and violence is no solution at all: it is the
'eco-socialism of fools'. Only a real commitment to climate justice can
save us and stop the far right in its tracks.
No-one interested in the struggle against right-wing extremism and the
crusade for climate justice can afford to miss this trenchant critique
of burgeoning ecofascism.