Capitalism's infrastructure, which is designed to dominate nature, cannot simply be taken over and used for an ecological transformation. Only a complete, root-and-branch change will do the job.
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Ecosocialist Bookshelf, October 2015
Five new books for green-lefts and left-greens ... two on capitalism and environmental destruction, and three on the Anthropocene
Book Review
‘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.
Ecosocialism
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
Labor Movement
Unions and the climate justice movement
An IWW supporter discusses how can radical activists and environmentalists work with conservative workers and unions.
Climate Justice
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."
Geoengineering
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
Australia: United mass action can win climate fight
Australian anti-fracking activist calls for 'movement of movements' around concrete demands in November 29 People’s Climate Marches
Harry Magdoff on the environment capitalism makes
Before the word 'ecosocialism' existed, the co-editor of Monthly Review was discussing ecosocialist ideas.
In Paris, just say ‘no’ to COP21
Climate negotiations resume soon in Paris. John Foran argues that the best outcome of COP21 may be no agreement at all.
Anthropocene heat, part 2: Four degrees of devastation
If greenhouse gas emissions aren't stopped soon, unprecedented and deadly heat waves will become the new normal in most of the world.
When did the Anthropocene begin, and why does it matter?
"Socialists cannot ignore a change of this magnitude, or treat it as just one aspect of our program. In our time, understanding and responding to the Anthropocene must be at the top of the socialist agenda."
Naomi Klein: Capitalism and the Climate
Video: The author of 'This Changes Everything' speaking at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas in Sydney, Australia, September 5, 2015
Greenhouse gas emission promises don’t even come close
Under the latest greenhouse gas emission targets, it will be impossible to keep warming under 2°. The worst offenders include Australia, Canada, Japan, and Russia.
Anthropocene heat, part 1: The new (deadly) normal
A temperature increase of less than one degree has already disrupted the global climate system, and this is only the beginning. Will the Anthropocene bring a totally new climate regime?
Ecosocialist bookshelf, September 2015
Six new books for greens and lefts: Gender equality and sustainable development; Diet of austerity; Disaster profiteers; Climate change and poverty; Ecological economics for Anthropocene; The 1% and the rest of us