Five new books for green-lefts and left-greens ... two on capitalism and environmental destruction, and three on the Anthropocene
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‘Atmosphere of Hope’ bets on ‘geo-engineering lite’
Book review: Tim Flannery's 'third way' proposes techno-fixes for climate change that suppress some symptoms while leaving the disease alone.
Marxism, ecology, and the great transition
An important new essay by John Bellamy Foster initiates a public discussion on Marxism's role in preventing a global environmental catastrophe
Unions and the climate justice movement
An IWW supporter discusses how can radical activists and environmentalists work with conservative workers and unions.
Most vulnerable nations form climate action coalition
'Vulnerable 20' communique: "Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. Overcoming it is a matter of survival for people on all continents and vulnerable communities everywhere."
Fantasy technology won’t stop climate change
Climate negotiators are promising 'negative emissions' using a risky and unproven technology called BECSS. It's the wrong way to go.
Volkswagen chose profit over the planet
The auto giant only did what the capitalist system demands of every corporation: it put profit first, no matter who got hurt
FI Statement: Mobilize for change at COP21
Fourth International: There is no choice between climate emergency and social justice; it is one and the same struggle.
Anthropocene heat, part 3: A one way street to climate hell
“The effects of climate change are being felt today, and future projections represent a potentially catastrophic risk to human health.”
Creative self-destruction: Climate crisis and ‘green capitalism’
Large corporations get away with ecocidal behaviour by obscuring the link between endless economic growth and environmental destruction