Zack Polanski's four biggest climate claims explained and why experts disagree

Zack Polanski has raised eyebrows by describing climate change as “the biggest threat to this country since the Second World War”.While not a surprising comment from the leader of the Green Party, many would not share his opinion. Much has happened since 1945. Throughout the entire Cold War, Britain was close to the Nato frontline and nuclear calamity seemed one misstep away. Children read Where the Wind Blows at school while Protect and Survive guidance advised creating makeshift fallout rooms in homes.The 20th century brought 9/11, the first and only time Nato’s Article Five has been invoked. It also saw the financial crisis, which threatened to bring banking, and even the capitalist system, to its knees. More recently came Covid,...

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