“People respond with denial because it’s too terrifying.” On Novara Live, investigative journalist Paul Holden discusses one reason why “our entire political discourse” is incapable of factoring in the severe danger that climate change poses, from soaring food prices to deadly temperature extremes. Aaron Bastani says the UK could either see more extreme heat or, if the Gulf Stream collapses, be plunged into arctic-level winters. “Why are people still so insistent that two consecutive days of 35C in spring isn’t a big deal?” he says.

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