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Ecosocialists debate James Hansen's climate change exit strategy

Ian Angus, John Bellamy Foster — 2018-03-25T11:09:04Z

Should ecosocialists reject a program that includes carbon pricing? Ian Angus and John Bellamy Foster reply to Daniel Tanuro's criticism of their approach “The right's green awakening”.

- Ecology / Ecology and the Environment, Ecosocialism, Ecology debate

The right's green awakening

Daniel Tanuro — 2018-03-22T09:23:44Z

The COP21 negotiators at the Paris 2015 convention enjoyed a rare moment of success. Unlike in Copenhagen six years before, the climate summit produced an agreement â€” and an ambitious one at that. The attending governments committed to keeping the temperature rise “well below 2Â° C” and “continuing efforts” not to exceed 1.5Â° C of warming. No one had imagined such a breakthrough. [1]

- Ecology / Ecology and the Environment, Ecosocialism, Ecology debate

“Green Capitalism: why it can't work”: A book to stimulate discussion

Alan Thornett — 2014-08-26T13:34:08Z

This is an important work and should be widely read by anyone concerned about ecological destruction and climate change. It is packed with facts and analysis to make campaigning more effective. It is it not, however, uncontroversialâ€”at least from my point of view. This rather lengthy review, therefore, will seek both to draw out the strengths of the book and to take up those aspects that I regard as problematic.

- Ecology / Ecology and the Environment, Reviews, Ecosocialism, Ecology debate

Debate on exit strategy: Hansen's program is more than a carbon tax

Ian Angus — 2014-05-17T09:54:46Z

In A left â€˜exit strategy' from fossil fuel capitalism? [1], Norwegian socialist Anders Ekeland urges ecosocialists to support the climate change program proposed by one of the world's most-respected climate scientists, James Hansen, in many essays and speeches and in his book, Storms of my Grandchildren. In support of his argument, Ekeland particularly cites John Bellamy Fosters' article James Hansen and the climate-change exit strategy [2], published in Monthly Review in February 2013.

- Ecology / Ecology and the Environment, Debate section, Climate, Ecology debate

James Hansen's 'exit strategy' from global warming

Alan Thornett — 2014-05-10T09:51:26Z

James Hansen has long been recognised as the world's foremost climate scientist. He recently retired from the directorship of the Goddard institute for Space Studies, as he put it, to spend more time campaigning against climate change.

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A Fossil Fuel Exit Program

Anders Ekeland — 2014-05-10T09:50:25Z

The concept an “exit strategy” was coined by John Bellamy Foster in a review of the famous climate scientist â€” and climate activist â€” James Hansen's proposal of a “fee and dividend” system in a 2013 Monthly Review article. [1] Foster introduces the exit strategy concept in the following way:

- Ecology / Ecology and the Environment, Features, Climate, Ecosocialism, Ecology debate

Population and the environment: time for a rethink

Alan Thornett — 2013-06-10T15:41:12Z

The effect of population growth on the ecological crisis is a discussion rarely taken up by the left, including the Fourth International. We are inviting contributions on it, of which the first, by Alan Thornett, is “Population and the environment: time for a rethink”.

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