12.12.2015 - 14:12 [ In These Times ]

Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen, and the Dangers of ‘Eco-Nationalism’

Less discussed have been their respective stances on climate change, despite the 21st Conference of Parties that has been taking place in Paris over the last two weeks. Le Pen’s overall approach on climate is far more sophisticated than Trump’s, and if the ascendancy of far-right xenophobes around the world—including in the United States—is accompanied by the spread of her brand of eco-nationalism, so-called solutions to the climate crisis could spell dystopia for society’s worst-off.