Socialism and environmental reconstruction, Jon Lamb

Capitalism threatens the very future of humanity and the planet. Catastrophic climate change is predicted unless a dramatic reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions is undertaken within the next decade. Given the severity of the crisis and the consequences, the governments of the major polluting capitalist states are under pressure to act. But capitalism is incapable of fundamentally resolving this crisis. That can only be achieved through a system of environmentally sustainable production and distribution. A socialist future is not a utopian dream, but necessary to bring an end to the environmental vandalism of capitalism. This workshop will discuss some of the main issues and debates around the climate change crisis and present a Marxist view on how a sustainable, socialist world might function.

Jon lamb is a long-time solidarity and social justice campaigner, presently studying environmental science. He works as a sustainable transport planner.

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