anti-environmentalism
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Anti-environmentalism is a set of ideas and actions that oppose environmentalism as a whole or specific environmental policies or environmental initiatives. Criticism of environmentalism originates from multiple ideologies, interest groups, and political objectives. Oppositions can take the form of an organized countermovement, aimed at scientific claims about climate change, environmental policies and regulations, in both national or international spheres. Anti-environmentalist actors may include workers in industries and companies that are threatened by environmental policies, and anti-envir
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- Instance of
- political ideology
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- facet of
- right-wing populism
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- Anti-environmentalism
- opposite of
- environmentalism
- has characteristic
- countermovement
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21 sectionsContents
- History
- Anti-environmentalist movements and ideologies
- Actors supporting anti-environmentalism
- Notable cases
- Climate change skeptics
- Libertarian movements in the United States
- Internal criticism
- Examples of national and local conflicts
- Alberta oil sands in Canada
- Standing Rock in the United States
- The Czech Republic and the Highway by-pass project
- Situation in some countries
- Canada
- United States
- China
- France
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Anti-environmentalism is a set of ideas and actions that oppose environmentalism as a whole or specific environmental policies or environmental initiatives. Criticism of environmentalism originates from multiple ideologies, interest groups, and political objectives. Oppositions can take the form of an organized countermovement, aimed at scientific claims about climate change, environmental policies and regulations, in both national or international spheres. Anti-environmentalist actors may include workers in industries and companies that are threatened by environmental policies, and anti-environmentalist think tanks.
The reasons for opposition vary. They range from economic interests to ideological and political positions that are hostile towards environmental social and political change, including critical perspectives that encourage environmentalists to think about more inclusive approaches toward sustainability.
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