System Change Not Climate Change 1912926180, 9781912926183

We are in the midst of the greatest environmental crisis humanity has ever seen. Yet despite politicians' rhetoric,

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English Pages 180 [190] Year 2019

Table of contents :
Introduction / Martin Empson ... 6
Chapter 1 Hopelessly Devoted to Fossil Fuels / Amy Leather ... 14
Chapter 2 Marxism and the Anthropocene / Camilla Royle ... 23
Chapter 3 The Discovery and Rediscovery of Metabolic Rift / Ian Angus ... 51
Chapter 4 Karl Marx's Idea of Ecosocialism in the 21st Century / Kohei Saito ... 68
Chapter 5 Natural Capital: A Neoliberal Response to Species Extinction / Ian Rappel ... 73
Chapter 6 Food, Agriculture and Climate Change / Martin Empson ... 96
Chapter 7 Capitalism and the Biodiversity Crisis / Sarah Ensor ... 133
Chapter 8 Why Capitalism Loves Plastic / Amy Leather ... 140
Chapter 9 Canada's Tar Sands, Indigenous Sovereignty and Just Transition for Workers / Carolyn Egan and Michelle Robidoux ... 149
Chapter 10 Up Against the Clock: Climate, Social Movements and Marxism / Suzanne Jeffery ... 154
Chapter 11 Can We Build a Sustainable Society? / Martin Empson ... 174
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