Ep 22: Ecosocialism and the Ecological Crisis

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Ecosocialism and the Ecological Crisis Faced with the worsening ecological crisis caused by capitalism, what's the ecosocialism we should aim for and what climate justice reforms should we fight for in the here and now? How should ecosocialists relate to degrowth politics? How should we respond to the immediate concerns of working-class people as the cost of living rises? A discussion of these and other questions with Sabrina Fernandes and Gareth Dale. Some sources mentioned in the episode and other resources: Sabrina Fernades' project Tese Onze https://teseonze.com.br/ Gareth Dale, "Degrowth and the Green New Deal" https://theecologist.org/2019/oct/28/degrowth-and-green-new-deal "For an Ecosocialist Degrowth" coauthored by Sabrina Fernandes https://monthlyreview.org/2022/04/01/for-an-ecosocialist-degrowth/ Jack Copley, "Decarbonizing the Downturn: Addressing Climate Change in an Age of Stagnation" https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/10245294221120986 Julian Allwood, "Closing the Rhetoric-Action Gap on Climate Mitigation" https://www.youtube0.com/watch?v=j1-laRQC0lQ&t=268s Book launch, David Hughes on "Who Owns the Wind? Climate Crisis and the Hope of Renewable Energy" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frxyHxXstyo&t=269s Climate and Capitalism https://climateandcapitalism.com/ Order Future On Fire here: https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/future-on-fire (in Canada) https://pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1263 (everywhere else)