Rising Sea Levels and the Right Wave: An Analysis of the Climate Change Communication that Enables ‘the Fascist Creep’

Abstract

Climate change communication can create space for a ‘fascist creep’ by playing into fear and not communicating the different responsibilities for, and impacts of, climate breakdown. This paper gives a brief overview of past and current of eco-fascists and points towards tropes and ways of communicating that might give space for a fascist creep. These include the Anthropocene concept, the Extinction symbol, and calls for purity.

Keywords

• anthropocene
• fear
• privilege
• eco-fascism
• climate breakdown
• climate change