“Climate policy and climate research are under heavy attack from the Trump administration,” Håkon Sælen recently said at the Cicero Day, a whole day dedicated to climate knowledge.
Research shows that opposition to climate policy ranks among the top concerns for right-wing populist voters – second only to immigration.
Why are right-wing populists so against climate policy?
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Håkon Sælen has explored this question through research.
Together with colleagues, he gathered data from Norway, the USA, Germany, and Australia.
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The results suggest that attitudes toward climate issues are more decisive for right-wing populists than views on gender equality, crime, or the economy.
The Trump administration has cut funding to elite universities in the USA and threatened to delete international climate data.
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If the right-wing populist parties come into government, they use their power to hinder the institutions that are meant to accelerate the energy transition, says Mahir Yazar, a researcher at the Department of Geography.
