IBON primer on the climate crisis roots and solutions - Quintos, Paul.; Corpus, John Paul.; Tujan, Antonio (Quezon City IBON International, 2010)
Part 1. Capitalist growth and climate change. What is the relationship between economic growth and climate change? -- Why is the current socio-economic system obsessed with expansion and growth? -- Why does corporate globalization give rise to imperialist plunder and war? -- What are the main drivers of climate change under the global capitalist system and what is the role of TNCs in them? -- Why are advanced industrialized countries principally responsible for causing climate change? Part 2. Market-based profit-oriented false solutions. What is wrong with carbon trading and offsetting? -- What is wrong with carbon capture and storage (CCS)? -- What is wrong with nuclear energy, megadams, and agrofuels? -- What is wrong with geoengineering? Part 3. The way out : building equitable and sustainable societies. What is sustainable human development -- Does sustainable human development require de-growth and de-industrialization? -- What are the fundamental requirements for shifting towards sustainable human development? Part 4. Immediate tasks for social movements fighting for a just and sustainable future.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-48)
Keywords: Climatic changes -- Economic aspects; Climatic changes -- Corrupt practices; Economic development -- Environmental aspects; Sustainable development