Héctor Cossio: relativizar el cambio climático y eludir el escrutinio no son errores aislados

Héctor Cossio, editor-in-chief of El Mostrador, analyzes a series of signs that, in his opinion, reveal something deeper than mere communication errors or initial setbacks in José Antonio Kast's government. The starting point is the controversy surrounding the statements of Environment Minister Francisca Toledo, who downplayed human responsibility for climate change. For Cossio, this is not simply ignorance: it is an ideological decision. In a conversation with Al Pan Pan, Cossio argues that climate relativism has become the contemporary form of denialism and that this discourse does not appear isolated, but rather connected to other actions by the ruling party: a Minister of Science who, according to him, does not truly believe in science as a public policy; a Minister of Education who remains silent regarding the so-called "informing law"; and a government that, when faced with journalistic scrutiny on sensitive issues such as Jorge Quiróz's asset declaration or the SERVEL-Lavín Jr. case, chooses not to respond. The interview also looks ahead to the President's first State of the Nation address. Cossio suggests that Kast will arrive with a contentious reform, using the narrative of fiscal emergency as his main political support, and with a still-unresolved security issue, because the much-touted campaign plan never materialized and is only now being attempted by Minister Martín Arrau. Along these lines, he anticipates that one of the government's key strategies will be to toughen prison policy, with extreme segregation measures and greater restrictions on high-risk inmates. Key takeaways from the interview: Héctor Cossio says that Francisca Toledo's statement on climate change doesn't reflect ignorance, but rather an ideological decision. He maintains that downplaying climate change is now a form of denialism. He also links this statement to a broader cultural agenda of the hard right. He questions the fact that some authorities downplay science, climate change, or the effects of certain policies on education and migration. He warns that the silence of some female ministers on sensitive issues could also be an ideological decision. Regarding Jorge Quiróz, he states that the omission in his asset declaration raises a serious transparency issue and suggests a conflict of interest. He criticizes the government and other institutions like SERVEL for not responding to journalistic scrutiny in sensitive cases. He believes this lack of response is intended to let the issues cool down and be forgotten. Regarding the State of the Nation address, he anticipates a speech focused on the idea of ​​an economic emergency and the urgency of passing the mega-reform. He also points out that the government still hasn't presented the promised security plan. During the campaign, and only now is Arrau trying to build one. One of the measures he foresees is a tightening of the prison regime for high-risk inmates. For Cossio, the underlying problem is not just one of communication: it is one of political, ideological, and cultural orientation. An interview about climate change denial, public scrutiny, transparency, reform, security, and public accounts, in which Héctor Cossio argues that the ruling party is not only failing to establish its narrative: it is attempting to reshape several fundamental discussions from a much harsher ideological perspective than initially apparent. 00:13 Kickoff: Public Accounts, Climate Change, and a New Ideological Front 00:40 Francisca Toledo and Why Cossio Says It's Not Ignorance, But Ideology 07:11 Relativizing Climate Change as a Contemporary Form of Denialism 11:02 Quiróz: Conflict of Interest and the Problem of Unanswered Scrutiny 15:58 Does the Current Government Respond Worse to Journalistic Control Than Previous Administrations? 19:23 Kast's State of the Nation Address and the Narrative of the Economic Emergency 20:47 What the President Can Announce and Why the Mega-Reform Remains Under Strain 25:45 Prisons, Penal Segregation, and the Security Policy Arrau Would Try to Impose 27:27 The Plan That Never Existed and What the Government Is Only Now Trying to Build 28:27 Closing Remarks Follow us on our social media and at https://www.elmostrador.cl/ Instagram:   / el_mostrador   Twitter:   / elmostrador   Facebook:   / elmostrador   TikTok:   / el_mostrador   #elmostrador #politics #opinion #news #currentaffairs #urgent