Inaction by governments in the face of climate change is often
attributed to a lack of political will or a denial of the seriousness
of the situation, but as Mark Alizart argues in this provocative book,
we shouldn’t exclude the possibility that part of the reluctance
might be motivated by cynicism and even sheer evil: for some people,
there are real financial and political benefits to be gained from the
chaos that will ensue from environmental disaster. The climate crisis
creates its winners - individuals who orchestrate environmental chaos
and bet on the collapse of the world as they bet on declining share
values.
In the face of this veritable ‘carbofascist’ coup targeting
humanity, modifying our behaviour as individuals won’t suffice. We
must train our critical attention on those financial and political
actors who speculate on catastrophe and, in the light of this, we must
rethink the strategy of ecological activism. This is a war to win, not
a crisis to overcome.
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9781509546152
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2021
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Engelsk
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