We have tended to think environmentalism belongs to the political left. But across Europe, climate and ecological rhetoric is increasingly being taken up by nationalist, right-wing movements. In Hungary under Viktor Orbán, “protecting the nation” is framed in cultural, demographic, and increasingly ecological terms. In Germany, figures around the AfD have fused anti-immigration politics with environmental narratives rooted in blood-and-soil nationalism. Join to examine whether environmentalism is inherently progressive or conservative, and to explore fringe movements from denialism to eco-fascism, and what they mean for politics and democracy going forward.
