19-04-2025 18:30 via theguardian.com

There’s only one way to fight the climate greenlash: appeal to the naysayers’ self-interest | Martha Gill

If green policy is going to survive the backlash, it needs a new pitch – cleaner air, cheaper bills and healthier citiesFor a decade, green activists in Britain have been congratulating themselves on their luck. Unlike in many countries in Europe, where motorists, farmers and rightwing groups have been driving anti-climate action, the UK has long enjoyed a comfortable political consensus on the subject. But conditions for a greenlash are assembling.Most Britons still say they support clima
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