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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Matthew Taylor

Climate policy dragged into culture wars as a ‘delay’ tactic, finds study

A forest fire raging in Sequoia national forest, California, in 2021.
A forest fire raging in Sequoia national forest, California, in 2021. Photograph: Noah Berger/AP

Climate policy is being dragged into the culture wars with misinformation and junk science being spread across the internet by a relatively small group of individuals and groups, according to a study.

The research, released on Thursday, shows that the climate emergency – and the measures needed to deal with it – are in some cases being conflated with divisive issues such as critical race theory, LGBTQ+ rights, abortion access and anti-vaccine campaigns.

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