While 'climate action groups' talk about campaigning for individuals to reduce their 'carbon footprint' the emergence of the 'population debate' is gaining currency amongst campaigners. In essence it seeks to blame people in poorer countries (eg. India and China) rather than capitalism itself. Ideologues in the current 'climate action movement' such as Ian Lowe and Clive Hamilton enjoy support from Sustainable Population Australia, while Mark Diesendorf has written for Australians for an Ecologically Sustainable Population. This talk will counter some of the arguments currently put by these three prominent ideologues and explain why racism is at the heart of the 'population debate'.
Tim Stewart has witnessed a lack of debate and discussion allocated to this question at major climate action gatherings for the past three years.
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