How Academics Link Climate Scepticism With the 'Far Right'

Why can't they just admit there's a scientific disagreement?

It is very sad, isn’t it, that anyone who is critical or sceptical of so-called climate science is labelled ‘far Right’. Well. So be it. I think that part of our job, now, is always to draw attention to the language being used – the language of ‘far Right’ – and to point out the following:

• I am opposed to/critical of/sceptical about climate science

• You say I am on the ‘far Right’

• Fair enough, but are you aware that your labelling me as ‘far Right’ is an attempt to insinuate that my position is only political

• So, first, contemplate the possibility that your position is political too

• Second, contemplate the possibility that you are trying to legitimate your arguable position by making it seem central and mainstream

• Third, can we talk about the science, er, honestly?

• No, that’s what I thought.

I was provoked to reflect on this by finding myself cited in an interesting academic document. Every now and then, I receive a notification to tell me that my work has been cited. This time, oddly, I found that my work was cited by Article 11840 in a journal called Politics and Governance. Here is the entire 306 page edifice. And here is the relevant article: