What is driving the green backlash in European urban politics? | LSE Festival скачать в хорошем качестве

What is driving the green backlash in European urban politics? | LSE Festival

Cities are widely considered to be progressive bastions against the tide of populism and growth of right-wing movements across Europe. But recent election results show that cities are not immune to the divisive discourses surrounding the green transition. From Berlin to Barcelona to Oslo to London, green policies have developed into a central battleground in local politics, with initiatives such as 15-minute cities, low-traffic neighbourhoods, low emission zones and other attempts to reduce car dependency proving particularly contentious. How can urban leaders design and communicate policies in ways that reconcile concerns for the end of the month and concerns for the end of the world, and enable the transition towards more just and sustainable cities? Speakers: Dr Liam Beiser-McGrath Ciaran Cuffe Jean-Louis Missika Shirley Rodrigues Chair: Catarina Heeckt #climateaction #LSEFestival #London Full details: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-Fest... To turn on captions, go to the bottom-right of the video player and click the icon. Please note that this feature uses Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology, or machine generated transcription, and is not 100% accurate.