March 12, 2007 12:56PM 

# Environmentalism as Religion 

By Cato Editors 

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Following [his remarks](https://www.cato.org/event.php?eventid=3598) at the Cato Institute on Friday, podcast producer Anastasia Uglova sat down with the President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Klaus to discuss his views on global climate change. During the interview, the President reiterated his belief that environmentalism is more religion than science, calling it “a very illiberal ideology practically attacking our freedom.” President Klaus’ speech comes a month after calling global warming a “myth” in a Czech newspaper.

Listen to the [full interview](https://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/presidentvaclavklaus_environmentalismasreligion_20070312.mp3).

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[Energy and Environment](https://www.cato.org/research/energy-environment), [General](https://www.cato.org/general) 

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