And at the same time so complicated that no one has yet fully understood it. The European elections have strengthened those forces who consider climate policy a superfluous luxury and weakened those for whom climate policy is a key issue. As a result, the climate debate risks falling into a similar pattern to the Ukraine war debate, where debaters often have no idea how to throw around terms like "warm sterling" and "Putin-sympathizer".

In climate debates for years (since they have existed, actually) it has been noticeable that what is often just climate alarmism masquerading as climate competence. Anyone who questions or even challenges the usual alarmist arguments is quickly labeled a climate downer or even a climate denier. And when the argument "But it's about the future of the planet!" "For the survival of humanity!", it becomes hopeless to take the opposite position. Who wants to risk the survival of humanity? (Thomas Brussig, full article at berliner-zeitung.de)