Climate sceptics swelter through record heatwave as irony of denial meets reality
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Jonathan Freedland
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Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland reflects on the irony of climate sceptics suffering through record-breaking heatwaves in Europe, drawing parallels to the film Don't Look Up. He describes how even delegates at an 'anti-woke' conference disparaging net zero policies could not ignore the sweat on their foreheads, arguing that the absurdity of climate denial in the face of undeniable extreme weather represents a moment where satire has become indistinguishable from reality.
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But these days, reality itself is too on the nose.
Delegates at an 'anti-woke' conference disparaged Ed Miliband's net zero policies. But even they could not ignore the sweat on their foreheads.
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