Support Blast, a new independent media: https://www.blast-info.fr/soutenir Are we experiencing a major step backwards on these issues when many feel that ecology no longer mobilizes? For over a year, there has been talk of a backlash or a backlash on ecology. The hypothesis is as follows: some citizens have become tense on ecological issues because it has gone too far. Political parties have therefore relied on this assumption to backtrack on their environmental ambitions. And this backtracking is very real. The European Green Deal is increasingly attacked by the right and the far right, the Barnier government promises several steps backwards on environmental issues. Programs or media channels on ecology have been removed, others threatened. And media coverage of environmental issues has dropped by 30% in one year... While climate skepticism is multiplying on CNews. Clearly, ecology no longer seems to be a subject of concern at all. But isn't it a bit more complicated than that? The term Backlash was thought up by journalist and feminist activist Susan Faludi in the early 1990s. The concept then referred to the backlash orchestrated by conservative forces to discredit feminism and counter the advances in women's rights. Today, this concept is used to talk about ecological issues. However, what research has shown is that this backlash is mainly political and not civic. In Europe and France, a majority of citizens are still worried about the climate situation and in favor of a more ambitious policy provided that it does not endanger their economic security. But ecology has been instrumentalized by part of the right, the far right, liberals and conservatives to make it a subject of tension, even an identity issue sometimes. So how can we deal with this instrumentalization and backlash? How can we change the discourse to make the ecological transition more acceptable and desirable? Answers in this interview by Paloma Moritz with researcher Theodore Tallent. For further information: Note on speeches to bring people together around the transition https://www.jean-jaures.org/publicati... Blast video: “European women: who killed ecology? (and who could save it) • EUROPEAN WOMEN: WHO KILLED ECOLOGY? ... Journalist: Paloma Moritz Editing: Émilie Fortun Sound: Baptiste Veilhan Graphics: Morgane Sabouret Production: Hicham Tragha Program Director: Mathias Enthoven Editor-in-Chief: Soumaya Benaïssa Publication Director: Denis Robert Website: https://www.blast-info.fr/ Facebook: / blastofficiel Twitter: / blast_france Instagram: / blastofficiel Mastodon: https://mamot.fr/web/@blast_info Peertube: https://video.blast-info.fr/ Twitch: / blastinfo #Ecology #Backlash #politics