So say Sarah Sexton, Nicolas Hildyard and Larry Lohman of The Cornerhouse, a UK think tank, in their newish publication We're a small green island.

A passing anecdote, which should be treated with caution as it comes second or third hand:

An environmentalist attending a recent conference in England on climate change was surprised to see Nick Griffin, leader of the far right British National Party there. Nobody was talking to him, but the environmentalist was curious and asked him why he was there. Nick Griffin is reported to have said that climate change could cause economic collapse, and the last time that happened in Europe fascist parties came to power - to "solve" the problem. The BNP therefore took a particular interest in climate change.

The story may be distorted or apochryphal.

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