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Capitalism and Environmental Collapse (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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Capitalism and Environmental Collapse (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
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This book intends to be an alert to the fact that the curve
measuring environmental costs against the economic benefits of
capitalism has irreversibly entered into a negative phase. The
prospect of an environmental collapse has been evidenced by the
sciences and the humanities since the 1960s. Today, it imposes its
urgency. This collapse differs from past civilizations in that it
is neither local nor just civilizational. It is global and occurs
at the broadest level of the biosphere, accelerated by the
convergence of different socio-environmental crises, such as: Earth
energy imbalance, climate change and global warming Sea-level rise
Decrease and degradation of forests Collapse of terrestrial and
aquatic biodiversity Floods, droughts, wildfires, and extreme
weather events Degradation of soils and water resources Increase in
pollution caused by fossil fuels and coal Increase in waste
production and industrial intoxication The book is divided in two
parts. In the first part it presents a comprehensive review of
scientific data to show the already visible effects of each of the
different environmental crises and its consequences to human life
on Earth. In the second part, Luiz Marques critically discusses
what he calls the three concentric illusions that prevent us from
realizing the gravity of the current socio-environmental crises:
the illusion of a sustainable capitalism, the illusion that
economic growth is still capable of providing more well-being and
the anthropocentric illusion. Finally, Marques argues that
"fitting" back into the biosphere will only be possible if we
dismantle the expansive socioeconomic gear that has shaped our
societies since the 16th century by moving from a Social Contract
to a Natural Contract, which takes into account the whole
biosphere. According to him, the future society will be
post-capitalist or it will not be a complex society, and even
perhaps, we must fear, no society at all. "This book is backed up
with the latest and best science and has made the complexities
understandable for the average reader, all in a context of hope for
the future." - William J. Ripple, PhD, Distinguished Professor of
Ecology, Director of the Alliance of World Scientists, Oregon State
University
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