Global capitalism and climate change [[electronic resource] ] : the need for an alternative world system / / Hans A. Baer

• Autore: Baer Hans A. <1944->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Md., : AltaMira Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (367 p.)
• Disciplina: 330.12/6
• Soggetto topico: Climatic changes - Economic aspects; Globalization; Sustainable development
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Global capitalism and climate change
• ISBN: 1-282-13403-5; 9786613806611; 0-7591-2134-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452783603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Globalization and the environment.