02888nam 2200637 a 450 991045278360332120200520144314.01-282-13403-597866138066110-7591-2134-6(CKB)2550000000105864(EBL)977251(OCoLC)855502207(SSID)ssj0000703474(PQKBManifestationID)12332976(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000703474(PQKBWorkID)10689724(PQKB)10570460(MiAaPQ)EBC977251(Au-PeEL)EBL977251(CaPaEBR)ebr10582761(CaONFJC)MIL380661(OCoLC)806039177(EXLCZ)99255000000010586420120503d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGlobal capitalism and climate change[electronic resource] the need for an alternative world system /Hans A. BaerLanham, Md. AltaMira Press20121 online resource (367 p.)Globalization and the environment seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-7591-2132-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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.This book constitutes an effort to develop a critical social science of climate change, one that posits its roots in global capitalism with its emphasis on profit-making, a treadmill of production and consumption, heavy reliance on fossil fuels, and commitment to ongoing economic expansion. Globalization and the environment.Climatic changesEconomic aspectsGlobalizationSustainable developmentElectronic books.Climatic changesEconomic aspects.Globalization.Sustainable development.330.12/6Baer Hans A.1944-893983MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452783603321Global capitalism and climate change1997043UNINA