Polanski: I'll be the anti-Farage voice on climate

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New Green Party leader Zack Polanski says he aims to be a strong populist voice for climate action, but the "opposite of Nigel Farage". He praised Farage as an "effective communicator" but warned his ideas "make things worse". Polanski said climate change must be linked to everyday struggles like food, heating and jobs to win public support. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00I despise Nigel Farage's politics and everything he stands for, but I think it's undeniable that

00:04he's an incredibly effective communicator. He speaks to people's everyday needs in a way that

00:08talks to them. The problem is, and it's a big problem, his solutions would actually make things

00:12worse. So when I talk about eco-populism, I'm recognising that if people are worried about

00:17putting food on the table, heat in their homes, getting to work, if they have a job or not,

00:21then the climate crisis can feel quite a distant threat. Now the climate crisis is right here and

00:26right now, and it's actually going to make inequality much worse. But we've got to meet

00:29people in their everyday concerns and then link that to the broader concerns.

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