Published December 31, 2025 | Version v1
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Climate Counterinsurgency: How Authoritarian Regimes Block Climate Action

  • 1. Berner Fachhochschule Hochschule für Agrar- Forst- und Lebensmittelwissenschaften
  • 2. ROR icon ETH Zurich
  • 3. LEAF Inspiring Change

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COP30 in Brazil ended with petrostates blocking a fossil fuel roadmap supported by over 80 countries—exemplifying how authoritarian regimes deploy a shared playbook of climate counterinsurgency that systematically undermines the information systems, scientific credibility, public priorities, and civic capacities required for effective climate action.

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Journal article: 10.3390/su13063578 (DOI)