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2023
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The Rise of Anti-Net Zero Populism in the UK: Comparing Rhetorical Strategies for Climate Policy Dismantling
Professor Matthew Paterson, Stanley Wilshire and Dr Paul Tobin have written an article discussing the rise of anti-net zero populism in relation to climate change policy in the UK between 2021 and 2022.
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This article explores a backlash against the net zero greenhouse gas emissions target within the UK. It introduces the term 鈥渁nti-net zero populism鈥� to analyse ideological and opportunistic counter-movements working to undermine climate policy.
It builds a conceptual framework based on the literatures on 鈥減olicy dismantling鈥� and 鈥渄iscursive opportunity structures鈥� to analyse how right-wing populists seek to undermine the net zero goal and dismantle policies.
The article compares these efforts across six specific policy areas involved in pursuing net zero. Overall, it contributes to understanding the roles of discourse for policy dismantling, and the comparative strategies pursued to undermine net zero. You can read the full article .