After the first week in Sharm El-Sheikh – COP27 is at the brink
It is clear – half-way through the UN COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh in Egypt – that the whole UN COP process is facing its biggest
Edited by Alan Thornett
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Facing the Apocalypse - Arguments for Ecosocialism
The book insists that we are facing amultifaceted threat to life the planet. Crucial resources are running out. Pollution is choking the ecosystems. The oceans are now 30 per cent more acidic than in pre-industrial times, coral reefs are dying at an unprecedented rate.
From a defence of the remarkable ecological content of classical Marxism – lost during the 20th century to the rise of productivism – the book is an appeal to the socialist left to take the ecological crisis far more seriously. It uncovers some fascinating stories of their lives and struggles.
Thornett engages directly with major debates such as the rising human population and carbon pricing that remain unresolved on the socialist left. His approach is to promote a transitional approach, which separates him both from both those that think capitalism will find a solution and those who think revolutionary propaganda is enough.