Without Pluralism in the Climate Movement, We Risk Handing the Future to the Far Right

Vlad Vexler and Rupert Read argue that the climate movement's drift toward ideological conformity — requiring agreement on race, gender, and social justice as conditions for entry — is closing off the broad coalition that climate action requires. They warn that far-right movements could weaponise ecological concerns if progressives continue to exclude people who share environmental goals but not the full political package.

Why this matters → Who belongs in the climate movement is also a question of who gets to shape the planetary future — and ideological exclusion has governance costs that show up in electoral losses and surrendered ground.