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Climate denial shifts from science to policy as leaders reject solutions

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Despite overwhelming scientific consensus and increasingly severe climate events like record-breaking heatwaves in Europe, many governments are retreating from climate policy rather than accelerating it. This phenomenon, characterized by accepting the scientific diagnosis but rejecting the necessary treatments, is explained through psychological and medical parallels. Similar to how denial can protect individuals facing terminal illness but ultimately hinder action, political leaders are increasingly engaging in "implicatory denial," acknowledging the climate crisis while failing to implement proportionate policies. AI

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Climate denial shifts from science to policy as leaders reject solutions

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  1. Forbes — Innovation TIER_1 English(EN) · Ingmar Rentzhog, Contributor ·

    Climate Denial Didn’t Disappear. It Moved From The Diagnosis To The Treatment

    Why do leaders retreat as climate disasters worsen? Research on illness and denial explains why governments accept the diagnosis but reject the treatment science demands.

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