Global capitalism and climate change the need for an alternative world system

The impact of climate change on the environment and human societies -- The capitalist world system and its contradictions -- The capitalist treadmill of production and consumption as a generator of greenhouse gas emissions -- The inadequacies of existing climate regimes for mitigating climate change...

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1. Verfasser: Baer, Hans A. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Lanham, Md. u.a. AltaMira Press 2012
Schriftenreihe:Globalization and the environment series
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Zusammenfassung:The impact of climate change on the environment and human societies -- The capitalist world system and its contradictions -- The capitalist treadmill of production and consumption as a generator of greenhouse gas emissions -- The inadequacies of existing climate regimes for mitigating climate change -- Why green capitalism is insufficient to mitigate climate change -- A vision of an alternative world system : toward global democracy based on social justice and environmental sustainability -- Toward an ecological revolution : progressive transitional reforms -- Grass-roots responses to the climate change : internationally, nationally, and locally -- Conclusion.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XI, 353 S.
ISBN:9780759121324
978-0-7591-2132-4