| Description |
x, 564 pages ; 22 cm |
| ISBN |
9781451697384 |
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1451697384 |
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9781451697391 paperback |
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1451697392 paperback |
| Note |
Originally published: 2014. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 467-525) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: One way or another, everything changes. Part I. Bad timing. The right is right : the revolutionary power of climate change ; Hot money : how free market fundamentalism helped overheat the planet ; Public and paid for : overcoming the ideological blocks to the next economy ; Planning and banning : slapping the invisible hand, building a movement ; Beyond extractivism : confronting the climate denier within -- Part II. Magical thinking. Fruits, not roots : the disastrous merger of big business and big green ; No messiahs : the green billionaires won't save us ; Dimming the sun : the solution to pollution is ... pollution? -- Part III. Starting anyway. Blockadia : the new climate warriors ; Love will save this place : democracy, divestment, and the wins so far ; You and what army? : indigenous rights and the power of keeping our word ; Sharing the sky : the atmospheric commons and the power of paying our debts ; The right to regenerate : moving from extraction to renewal -- Conclusion: The leap years : just enough time for impossible. |
| Summary |
Explains why the environmental crisis should lead to an abandonment of "free market" ideologies and current political systems, arguing that a massive reduction of greenhouse emissions may offer a best chance for correcting problems. |
| Library Class |
Economics B790.E5
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| Subject |
Environmental economics.
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Environmental policy -- Economic aspects.
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Climatic changes -- Economic aspects.
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Global environmental change -- Economic aspects.
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Capitalism.
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| Alt Title |
Capitalism vs. the climate
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Capitalism versus the climate
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