White Skin, Black Fuel: On the Danger of Fossil Fascism
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Summary
Rising temperatures and the rise of the far right。 What disasters happen when they meet？
In recent years， the far right has done everything in its power to accelerate the heating: an American president who believes it is a hoax has removed limits on fossil fuel production。 The Brazilian president has opened the Amazon and watched it burn。 In Europe， parties denying the crisis and insisting on maximum combustion have stormed into office， from Sweden to Spain。 On the brink of breakdown， the forces most aggressively promoting business-as-usual have surged - always in defense of white privilege， against supposed threats from non-white others。 Where have they come from？
The first study of the far right in the climate crisis， White Skin， Black Fuel: On the Danger of Fossil Fascism presents an eye-opening sweep of a novel political constellation， and reveals its deep historical roots。 Fossil-fueled technologies were born steeped in racism。 None loved them more passionately than the classical fascists。 As such forces rise to the surface， some profess to have the solution - closing borders to save the climate。 Epic and riveting， White Skin， Black Fuel traces a future of political fronts that can only heat up。
In recent years， the far right has done everything in its power to accelerate the heating: an American president who believes it is a hoax has removed limits on fossil fuel production。 The Brazilian president has opened the Amazon and watched it burn。 In Europe， parties denying the crisis and insisting on maximum combustion have stormed into office， from Sweden to Spain。 On the brink of breakdown， the forces most aggressively promoting business-as-usual have surged - always in defense of white privilege， against supposed threats from non-white others。 Where have they come from？
The first study of the far right in the climate crisis， White Skin， Black Fuel: On the Danger of Fossil Fascism presents an eye-opening sweep of a novel political constellation， and reveals its deep historical roots。 Fossil-fueled technologies were born steeped in racism。 None loved them more passionately than the classical fascists。 As such forces rise to the surface， some profess to have the solution - closing borders to save the climate。 Epic and riveting， White Skin， Black Fuel traces a future of political fronts that can only heat up。
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Viola
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In their new book， Andreas Malm and The Zetkin Collective trace the contours of an emerging regime of fossil fascism across Europe and the Americas。The West Coast of North America is， once again， on fire。 Last month， Phoenix， Arizona， recorded temperatures of 46 degrees Celcius five days in a row。 A new record。 Every afternoon， the surface temperature of concrete and tarmac climbed to 82 degrees Celsius — hot enough to cause third-degree burns。 In California and Texas， where temperatures were ma In their new book， Andreas Malm and The Zetkin Collective trace the contours of an emerging regime of fossil fascism across Europe and the Americas。The West Coast of North America is， once again， on fire。 Last month， Phoenix， Arizona， recorded temperatures of 46 degrees Celcius five days in a row。 A new record。 Every afternoon， the surface temperature of concrete and tarmac climbed to 82 degrees Celsius — hot enough to cause third-degree burns。 In California and Texas， where temperatures were marginally lower， energy grid operators feared a prolonged heat wave would wreak havoc on energy infrastructure， forcing a repeat of last years’ rolling blackouts。 For many dependent on air conditioning to stay cool in the sweltering heat， this would cause health complications or even death。North America’s ongoing heatwave follows months of dry weather across the West Coast that have established the conditions for a summer of unprecedented water shortages， crop failures and wildfires。 California and Arizona’s wildfire season started unusually early。 One of Arizona’s first fires roared for four days， incinerating 27 square miles of countryside and forcing the evacuation of two townships。 As this interview is prepared for publication， more than 60 wildfires are raging across the West Coast， some two times the size of Portland。 As has become commonplace in the US， state officials are sending prisoners in to tackle the flames， paying them as little as $1。50 an hour。Already this year Pakistan and Northern India have been wracked by temperatures reaching 52 degrees Celsius。 While the small town of Lytton， 124 miles outside Vancouver， hit 49。6 degrees Celsius， the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada。 Meanwhile， Brazil has suffered under its worst drought in 100 years， sending food prices spiraling upwards。 At these extremes， life as normal is suspended。 People die。 Ecosystems collapse。 And out of the disarray， reactionary social forces make their move。Through a toxic combination of long-established anti-immigrant and racializing tropes and a regressive denialist climate agenda， far-right parties and social movements are exercising increased influence across Europe and the Americas。 The Zetkin Collective’s White Skin， Black Fuel: The Danger of Fossil Fascism charts the rise of these movements and ideas and， with an eye to the horizon， forecasts the emergence of “fossil fascism。”Zetkin Collective member Andreas Malm’s most recent individually authored works How to Blow up a Pipeline and Corona， Climate， Chronic Emergency， were rapidly-written conjunctural analyses of our intersecting ecological， epidemiological and political predicaments。 Both books sought to drive a red-and-green wedge into conversations about capitalism’s breathless trajectory towards ecological collapse and the limits of prevailing strategies among elements of the capitalist core’s climate movements。While none of the urgency of these works is lost in White Skin， Black Fuel， it drops into the background as a richly detailed analysis of the interrelations of racial capitalism， fossil fuel extraction， nationalism and climate breakdown takes precedence。 The book is an example of engaged scholarly research at its best。 A clarion call to movements and a forceful reminder of the reactionary forces that are stacked against us as we fight to realize an eco-communist future。In this interview Kai Heron speaks to Zetkin Collective members Andreas Malm， Laudy van den Heuvel and Ståle Holgersen about the Collective’s writing process， climate denial and resistance to fossil fascism。Source:https://roarmag。org/essays/white-skin。。。 。。。more
Eric Bottorff
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