Money Talks, and Climate Action: “What do we want?” “Climate action!” “When do we want it?” “Now!” What does climate action look like? Marching out on a life – if only for an afternoon – that’s inextricably bound to fossil fuels? In Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? author Mark Fisher posits that “it’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.” Again, what does climate action look like? Strolling into a nonbinding climate summit? With respect to global climate change, the difference between “inextricably bound” and “nonbinding” is life and death.
Profits over people. The People’s Climate March in New York City. (Photo: Elle Kurancid / Truthout)
Frontlines of crisis. The People’s Climate March in New York City. (Photo: Elle Kurancid / Truthout)
Military-industrial-oil complex. The People’s Climate March in New York City. (Photo: Elle Kurancid / Truthout)
Capitalism is winning. The People’s Climate March in New York City. (Photo: Elle Kurancid / Truthout)
Top-down energy. The People’s Climate March in New York City. (Photo: Elle Kurancid / Truthout)
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