This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
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Summary
Forget everything you think you know about global warming。 It's not about carbon – it's about capitalism。 The good news is that we can seize this crisis to transform our failed economic system and build something radically better。
In her most provocative book yet， Naomi Klein， author of the global bestsellers The Shock Doctrine and No Logo， exposes the myths that are clouding climate debate。
You have been told the market will save us， when in fact the addiction to profit and growth is digging us in deeper every day。 You have been told it's impossible to get off fossil fuels when in fact we know exactly how to do it – it just requires breaking every rule in the 'free-market' playbook。 You have also been told that humanity is too greedy and selfish to rise to this challenge。 In fact， all around the world， the fight back is already succeeding in ways both surprising and inspiring。
It's about changing the world， before the world changes so drastically that no one is safe。 Either we leap – or we sink。 This Changes Everything is a book that will redefine our era。
http://thischangeseverything。org
https://twitter。com/thischanges
https://www。facebook。com/thischangese。。。
In her most provocative book yet， Naomi Klein， author of the global bestsellers The Shock Doctrine and No Logo， exposes the myths that are clouding climate debate。
You have been told the market will save us， when in fact the addiction to profit and growth is digging us in deeper every day。 You have been told it's impossible to get off fossil fuels when in fact we know exactly how to do it – it just requires breaking every rule in the 'free-market' playbook。 You have also been told that humanity is too greedy and selfish to rise to this challenge。 In fact， all around the world， the fight back is already succeeding in ways both surprising and inspiring。
It's about changing the world， before the world changes so drastically that no one is safe。 Either we leap – or we sink。 This Changes Everything is a book that will redefine our era。
http://thischangeseverything。org
https://twitter。com/thischanges
https://www。facebook。com/thischangese。。。
Reviews
Sara Wilson
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This book is essential reading。 Shattering and still hopeful。 We must change everything。
Arianna
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MUST READ。
Manel
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A pocas páginas para acabar me retiro， igual que hice hace tiempo。 La información es interesante y urgente， pero no puedo pensar que es un buen libro siendo tan desorbitadamente denso。
Norah
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Climate change is something everyone should be paying more attention to。Naomi Klein's "This Changes Everything" is an extremely important tool that everyone should be using to help them better understand climate change。 Klein's writing technique is persuasive and stresses the importance of the matter without pointing fingers or putting the blame on the individual。 She regularly calls for large companies， such as Shell or BP， to reevaluate their impact rather than shaming individual people for th Climate change is something everyone should be paying more attention to。Naomi Klein's "This Changes Everything" is an extremely important tool that everyone should be using to help them better understand climate change。 Klein's writing technique is persuasive and stresses the importance of the matter without pointing fingers or putting the blame on the individual。 She regularly calls for large companies， such as Shell or BP， to reevaluate their impact rather than shaming individual people for their carbon emissions。 This book breaks down the negative affects that capitalism has on the climate very thoroughly。 For example， Klein talks about how the WTO has interfered with bills being passed on the subject of renewable energy in the past。 Another very convincing point was when Klein shared her own personal story of when she started seeing climate change as a real issue， rather than something abstract。 In this book she states the this realization came while she was having lunch with a Bolivian diplomat。 The diplomat had a climate action plan that would not only help with the climate crisis， but also give jobs and hope to people。 In summary， this is a book that everybody should read to better understand how climate change is and will continue to affect out lives。 。。。more
Jc
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The use of the term "capitalism" is provocative。 Is the U。S。 capitalist？ Are Scandinavian social democracies socialist？ There's a debate there to be had。 Klein's core point， however， that either climate change will change everything about the world， or that everything about the world as it currently functions must change， seems to be correct。 The use of the term "capitalism" is provocative。 Is the U。S。 capitalist？ Are Scandinavian social democracies socialist？ There's a debate there to be had。 Klein's core point， however， that either climate change will change everything about the world， or that everything about the world as it currently functions must change， seems to be correct。 。。。more
Seneca RiceWoolf
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Bad for your emotional well-being。
Po Dan
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A bit of a slog honestly but probably important to stick it out to the end， certainly not happy-go-lucky。 This shows us who the real villains are of our day and age
Benjamin
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Good！ Klein's critiques of technocratic "solutions" to climate change are really strong。 The book also seems to resolve some of the apparent tension between Klein and Solnit。 Good！ Klein's critiques of technocratic "solutions" to climate change are really strong。 The book also seems to resolve some of the apparent tension between Klein and Solnit。 。。。more
Zhi Ying Teo
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This Changes Everything forces us to open our eyes to the flaws of the system in place today。 The fundamentals of free market economy have been taught to us in schools and has since been understood as a given。 However， digging deeper， we find that it is also the primary reason behind the inequality seen in the world （Note: Do not write off negative externalities as inconsequential）。 With easy availability of cheap labor in China， many of the companies around the world have chosen to shift their This Changes Everything forces us to open our eyes to the flaws of the system in place today。 The fundamentals of free market economy have been taught to us in schools and has since been understood as a given。 However， digging deeper， we find that it is also the primary reason behind the inequality seen in the world （Note: Do not write off negative externalities as inconsequential）。 With easy availability of cheap labor in China， many of the companies around the world have chosen to shift their manufacturing in that direction。 On that note， the carbon emission in China have skyrocketed。 There is some solace to be taken from the social democratic stance that countries in Europe seem to be tackling carbon emission。 That being said， taking such a stance requires a good amount of financial backing from the government， which brings the question about the source of wealth which countries in Europe have generated。 Have the wealth been generated from the exploitation of developing countries during the colonization period？ If so， should there be a compensation being made to the developing countries？This Changes Everything covers a good number of issues which will not be possible for me to cover in this review。 However， below would be my attempt at summarizing the key ideas touched upon for us to take in our fight against climate change。-tBuild a self-sustainable community （both food and energy）-tBottom up instead of top down initiative。 Global interconnectivity to support communities’ fight against big oil and gas companies-tAwareness on where money is being invested。 The simple act of depositing your money in your local bank could be an act that contributes to climate change （Note: Bank tend to invest the majority of their funds in oil and gas companies）-tChange the way we view our place on Earth。 We are not the “parents of Earth”。 Instead， human existence depends entirely on Earth。 On another note， I found the chapter about regeneration very interesting。 The idea behind extinction being gradual cause us to procrastinate with regards to making a change。 The TRUTH that extinction happens abruptly should push us to take caution for our impact to the environment。 It is difficult to take notice of the lack of newborn within a species。 As such， we do not notice the extinction of a species until the adults eventually die off。 。。。more
Rahajeng Nurrahmani
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If you want to deep dive in to how capitalism become the obstacles to solve climate change， this book will give you all of the informations。After reading this book， I become very interested in human rights & justice。 Especially climate justice。
Bryan Alexander
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This Changes Everything is a passionate book。 Its job is to wield together progressive politics and climate activism。 It does so in extensive detail。 We can consider it a precursor to the Green New Deal。To summarize: Klein sees activism against capitalism， patriarchy， and racism bound up with the struggle to prevent climate catastrophe。 In her account the system which has started heating up the planet is defined by those oppressive mechanisms; opposing it necessitates fighting against all of the This Changes Everything is a passionate book。 Its job is to wield together progressive politics and climate activism。 It does so in extensive detail。 We can consider it a precursor to the Green New Deal。To summarize: Klein sees activism against capitalism， patriarchy， and racism bound up with the struggle to prevent climate catastrophe。 In her account the system which has started heating up the planet is defined by those oppressive mechanisms; opposing it necessitates fighting against all of them in a total campaign。 Creating a new world is exactly what the book proposes。Along the way This Changes Everything dwells on several topics。 It critiques some green or ecological causes for supporting extractive capitalism。 It breaks down the many ways billionaires are poor， backfiring allies。 There is a detailed argument against geoengineering and an argument in favor of anti-carbon struggle guided by indigenous peoples around the world。At its best the book combined solid research with energetic propose and a sharp wit。 At its worst it becomes repetitive。 For me there was an extra problem - Klein's attack on geoengineering becomes a broader critique of technology， from opposing space exploration to what sounds like a call to back away from industrialism。This was interesting as a datapoint in modern progressivism。 Klein sees technology as masculine and the tool of the very rich， along with being a villain in supporting global warming。 There are really very few good things about technology。 The famous ability to see the Earth from space isn't a liberatory perspective， but one which blurs the planet and shrinks humans。 （286） Science fiction is， for Klein， laughable and useless。 She doesn't end up with neoprimitivism or a major degrowth agenda， but that a thoughtful， deeply connected activism would take this in some interesting directions。 It isn't new， of course。 During a personal essay about conceiving a child she ruefully acknowledges the Earth mother stereotype。。。 then rather embraces it。More: Klein calls not for resilience， but regeneration， bringing people and the world back to a pre-carbon flourishing。 Crucially， she sees this as a female or feminine approach against the masculine current order， even referring to the struggle as one for reproductive rights， trying to bridge women's birthing politics with climate change rhetorically and politically。 Again， this for me is a pointer towards where today's politics might go。Useful for the general reader as a bridging document between the left and the climate struggle。 。。。more
Jordan
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A book of outstanding scope， comprising the relationships between climate change and topics such as international trade， indigenous land rights， the abolition of slavery， climate debt， the psychology of climate denial， and grass-roots environmentalist movements。 Especially fascinating are the explorations of carbon trading schemes， the history of Nauru， and the global North/South imbalance in accountability for climatic consequences。 Klein engages the reader by deeply immersing them in her manif A book of outstanding scope， comprising the relationships between climate change and topics such as international trade， indigenous land rights， the abolition of slavery， climate debt， the psychology of climate denial， and grass-roots environmentalist movements。 Especially fascinating are the explorations of carbon trading schemes， the history of Nauru， and the global North/South imbalance in accountability for climatic consequences。 Klein engages the reader by deeply immersing them in her manifold first-hand experiences on the front lines of climate action， while never shying away from hard statistics to drive her point firmly into the ground。 Inevitably the book includes facts and stories that are shocking and depressing， making it difficult to read without a break， but still manages to leave the reader with a sense of hope and optimism。 Additionally， chapter 13: 'The Right to Regenerate' is a masterclass in weaving autobiographical elements into a non-fiction title; the emotion of the author is not only felt but is also relevant and parallel to the topic at hand。 。。。more
Mustafa Al
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An eye opening book of how serious is the threat we are facing due to the climate change。 The author was blunt when it comes to the realistic solutions ， no cutting corners & no soft “green” steps。 An overhaul of the entire economic system that our world is revolving around might be required as part of the solution。 This seems an exaggeration but given what is at stake ， this have to be done at some point。 The book closes with a more optimistic tone in its final chapters 。Grass root ， real envir An eye opening book of how serious is the threat we are facing due to the climate change。 The author was blunt when it comes to the realistic solutions ， no cutting corners & no soft “green” steps。 An overhaul of the entire economic system that our world is revolving around might be required as part of the solution。 This seems an exaggeration but given what is at stake ， this have to be done at some point。 The book closes with a more optimistic tone in its final chapters 。Grass root ， real environmental movements are on the rise ， awareness level at its highest level but giving the limited time we have ， acceleration is required。 。。。more
Monica
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Fascinating and thorough， though not much new here。 rtc4 StarsListened to the audiobook。
Ruth
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I learned a lot from this， especially about how the strategies of environmentalist groups changed over the course of my own lifetime。 I remember these things happening but I've never seen someone put it together in this order and look at the repercussions in such a thorough way。 I learned a lot from this， especially about how the strategies of environmentalist groups changed over the course of my own lifetime。 I remember these things happening but I've never seen someone put it together in this order and look at the repercussions in such a thorough way。 。。。more
Aislinne Freeman
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Exceptional book - should be a manifesto for governments on implementing climate policies。 A must read for all to ignite climate activism at grassroots。
Jacob Henkoff
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Genuinely horrifying and painful to read。 What an absolute nightmare of a world we’re all being subjected to。
Lauren Huleatt
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Outdated recommendation， so on today’s relevancy I’d give it 3 stars but still a well-rounded analysis of the issue
Einar Enerskog
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Maybe not a 5/5 in style of writing or amount of interest it sparked in me， but definitely in social significance。 A must read for everyone with an interest in preserving a hospitable climate on this planet and any trace of a dignified world， which should be everyone。
Kari
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[audiobook narrated by Ellen Archer]Overall: 4， Performance: 3。5， Content: 4The hardest part about reading/listening to this book in 2021 is that there is a sense of melancholy and nostalgia as if its referring to a time that was decades ago as opposed to being published in 2014。 Even so the history was informative and the book gives a sense of hope but directs our attention away from governments， NGOs， and even large “supposedly” green organizations as our saviors。 Instead it emphasizes massive [audiobook narrated by Ellen Archer]Overall: 4， Performance: 3。5， Content: 4The hardest part about reading/listening to this book in 2021 is that there is a sense of melancholy and nostalgia as if its referring to a time that was decades ago as opposed to being published in 2014。 Even so the history was informative and the book gives a sense of hope but directs our attention away from governments， NGOs， and even large “supposedly” green organizations as our saviors。 Instead it emphasizes massive organizing of ordinary people on the national as well as community level， and coming to terms with capitalism’s impact on us （people， our homes， the environment， broken treaties etc。） as is becoming apparent now by the yearly drought and heat records， fires， more powerful storms， off season weather events or even events happening in areas where they normally don’t occur。 。。。more
Jackson Quinn
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Overall， a pretty good book that encapsulates the drastic social and economic changes needed to save the climate situation。 A difficult read however due to the length of pages and monotony of the writing style。 Main points:-how extreme ideas affect public opinion （conspiracies vs socialism）-how the wto has messed with things-dangers of extractivism-flaws of carbon credits-problems with geoengineering-blockadia （counter-protests against oil drilling） grassroots type movements-we are not trying to Overall， a pretty good book that encapsulates the drastic social and economic changes needed to save the climate situation。 A difficult read however due to the length of pages and monotony of the writing style。 Main points:-how extreme ideas affect public opinion （conspiracies vs socialism）-how the wto has messed with things-dangers of extractivism-flaws of carbon credits-problems with geoengineering-blockadia （counter-protests against oil drilling） grassroots type movements-we are not trying to save the planet， we are trying to save ourselves。 the planet will live on even if we change it drastically-more of a guerilla-style of battle， cannot be taken up in courts or even civilly 。。。more
Daan de Vries
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Reading this book 7 years after publication， it feels already outdated。 Meaning， that you can find the same level and detail of information in a random Twitter thread。 Realising that in the meantime things haven’t really changed much with regards to actions on tackling climate change， makes reading this book tiresome and frustrating at the same time。
Guilherme Pizzi
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With a Rachel Carson inspired writing style， Naomi does a great job on showing the barriers that our political and economic systems pose on addressing climate change。 Specifically it highlights the imbalance of power that the fossil fuel industry caused in our flawed democratic systems and how this is highly dangerous for the future of human civilization。
Zane
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interesting but really dense and i couldnt keep reading。 i have to stop reading boring/dense/inaccessible books and calling it theory
Ana Ferreira
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I really enjoyed the topic of the book and the way the author approached it。 I felt she never simplified the complexities of the subject and that is quite nice and important in this topic。 I found the English a bit difficult to follow （not my mother language） and some sections with too many details。 Because of this， I found difficult to keep the interest in the reading。 I think this maybe a personal experience and therefore I still recommend the book， in special to those at ease with the English I really enjoyed the topic of the book and the way the author approached it。 I felt she never simplified the complexities of the subject and that is quite nice and important in this topic。 I found the English a bit difficult to follow （not my mother language） and some sections with too many details。 Because of this， I found difficult to keep the interest in the reading。 I think this maybe a personal experience and therefore I still recommend the book， in special to those at ease with the English and very interested in climate change and it’s broader links with grassroots movements and democracy。 。。。more
Beth A。
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The content is relevant， but it's a slog to get through。 The content is relevant， but it's a slog to get through。 。。。more
Ben Rogers
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I really enjoyed this book。 Probably my favorite Klein book so far。 Had some really important views and opinions。 Highly recommended read！ 4。6/5
Amanda Hupe
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“We as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values。 We must rapidly begin the shift from a ‘thing-oriented society’ to a ‘person-oriented society。”THIS CHANGES EVERYTHINGThis Changes Everything: Capitalism vs。 The Climate by Naomi Klein was written in 2014。 That was seven years ago and there is a clear urgency revolving around this book。 Lately， I have been observing how we as a society treat our Earth and the plants and animals that exist within。 I have made changes in my life that I f “We as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values。 We must rapidly begin the shift from a ‘thing-oriented society’ to a ‘person-oriented society。”THIS CHANGES EVERYTHINGThis Changes Everything: Capitalism vs。 The Climate by Naomi Klein was written in 2014。 That was seven years ago and there is a clear urgency revolving around this book。 Lately， I have been observing how we as a society treat our Earth and the plants and animals that exist within。 I have made changes in my life that I feel will benefit me， my children， their children， and the Earth。 We recycle。 I stopped eating meat and working on cutting out all animal products。 I avoid plastic whenever I get the chance and have made the switch to reusable products。 I know as a single person， that won’t change the course of Climate Change， but I feel that I am making the right decision。 But in this book， the author wants us to forget about that and confront the real problem。 Her argument is that Capitalism is the problem。 If you bring up Climate Change it is an assumed political stance。 If you want to be more proactive about combating Climate Change then you are obviously an American-hating liberal。 People may think I am being sarcastic but I know ALL too well that it is true。 But the truth is that we all need to be aware of the harm that is coming to the planet–well the harm is already done。 We are just now seeing the effects of it。 If we don’t make extreme changes now-it will be too late。Right now， corporations， governments， and the fuel industry act like we have an infinite amount of resources and are willing to rip the Earth apart for more because of one reason: profits。 And who will suffer most？ Not the billionaires who exploit the poor and middle classes as well as other countries for greatly reduced cost of labor。This book is absolutely packed with statistics， quotes， and scientific evidence of what is happening to the Earth and what will happen if it does not stop。 I have to say if you did not have climate anxiety before this book。 You will after this book。 But we need to channel that anxiety for REAL change。 I highly recommend this book to everyone。 I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars。 。。。more
Parker
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Naomi Klein does an incredible job detailing how incompatable Capitalism and the Climate are in this must-read book。 Climate change is absolutely the number 1 pressing issue of our time， and we need to face some hard facts about that。Some of the book is a little out-dated， but the general message of the book remains the same。 I would also recommend On Fire: The Case for the Green New Deal which is a little more up-to-date and offers some specific plans as well。 Naomi Klein does an incredible job detailing how incompatable Capitalism and the Climate are in this must-read book。 Climate change is absolutely the number 1 pressing issue of our time， and we need to face some hard facts about that。Some of the book is a little out-dated， but the general message of the book remains the same。 I would also recommend On Fire: The Case for the Green New Deal which is a little more up-to-date and offers some specific plans as well。 。。。more
Mike Choromanski
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