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This interview was conducted in English. Find this interview and its explanatory dossier at https://www.diagrammes.fr/en/folders/the-manufacture-of-denial [https://www.diagrammes.fr/en/folders/the-manufacture-of-denial] Duration: 1h02 Naomi Oreskes is an Affiliated Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University. She is an accomplished earth scientist, historian, and public speaker known for her extensive research on the interplay between science, society, and politics. Her work brings critical insights into how scientific knowledge shapes and is shaped by broader cultural and political forces. Her expertise centers on the role of science in society, the reality of anthropogenic climate change, and the pervasive impact of disinformation campaigns that obstruct climate action. In our video interview, Naomi Oreskes discusses the enduring struggle against climate denialism, tracing its roots from tobacco and acid rain skepticism in the 1980s to the far more aggressive and politicized climate denial tactics witnessed today. She elaborates on how the rise of authoritarianism, notably during Donald Trump’s presidency, has fueled a backlash against environmental progress by empowering actors she calls the “merchants of doubt.” Instead of merely discrediting scientific facts, these actors now seek to dismantle the institutions that produce climate research, threatening efforts to address global warming. Oreskes also highlights the stark power imbalance in the climate crisis: while powerful fossil fuel interests use their proximity to political power to maintain the status quo, vulnerable populations around the world face the gravest consequences of inaction. The deliberate production of ignorance, she argues, has become a highly effective weapon wielded by the far right to stall meaningful climate solutions. Our interview, conducted in Boston in March 2025, delves deeply into these urgent issues, offering a vital perspective on the challenges and stakes of contemporary climate politics. CHAPTERS: 00:00:00 – Introduction to The Manufacture of Denial 00:04:40 - (Chap.1) The George C. Marshall Institute: From MAD to Star Wars 00:14:53 - (Chap.2) White House Interference in the Acid Rain Report 00:20:13 - (Chap.3) The Montreal Protocol, a “backdoor to communism”? 00:23:36 - (Chap.4) Revelle, Schelling, Nordhaus: From Outright Denial to Organized Delay 00:30:14 - (Chap.5) George H.W. Bush’s “White House Effect” 01:40:27 - (Chap.6) The New Quality of Climate Denial 01:44:44 - (Chap.7) Trump 2.0: From Denial to Destruction 01:52:25 - (Chap.8) Carbon Capture as a New Form of Denial 01:56:51 - (Chap.9) Difference, Export, and Convergence of Denial Interviewed by Marius Bickhardt Conducted on the 24th of March 2025 Directed by Adam Mikaelian Editing by Thierry Corroyer Produced by Vladimir Gurewich Dossier : Marius Bickhardt Visual Reasearch : Sophie Liner Music by Laz Lo, Eeryskies, Damiens Simons Voice : Amanda Bay Podcast production : Deborah Le Grand Subscribe to our monthly newsletter [https://www.diagrammes.fr/en/page/newsletter]. To support us, follow and us on social medias: Youtube @Diagrammes [https://www.youtube.com/@Diagrammes] Instagram :@diagram.me.s [http://instagram.com/diagram.me.s?igsh=MXIxM3Y1dXZjYWl2OQ==] Bluesky : @diagrammes.bsky.social [http://bsky.app/profile/diagrammes.bsky.social] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.
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