5/12 Climate crisis : Marijke Colle
Summary
The global climate crisis continues and worsens.
What are the basic natural mechanisms and ‘human made’ causes of this crisis ?
Why do we say that the capitalist mode of production is the fundamental cause of this crisis?
What are the current phenomena which can be linked to the warming of the planet?
The climate crisis puts into question the productivist characteristics of capitalism.
Can capitalism find a solution to global warming through new technologies and new profits in the sector of green capitalism?
What is the situation concerning global negotiations on climate change after Copenhagen?
What are the plans of the EU, of the USA and of the large ‘emerging’ economies like China, India and South Africa?
How do we fight against climate change and for global justice?
What should be the role of the workers movement, of the farmers, of indigenous peoples in the fight for Climate Justice?
How does the fight against climate change alter our socialist project and our strategies?
Outline
Reading materials
- Daniel Tanuro, 2010 Mobilization for the climate and anti-capitalist strategy
- Daniel Tanuro, 2008 The energy climate plan of Barack Obama
- 16th World Congress Fourth International , 2010 Resolution climate change
- Friends of the Earth, 2011 World bank:Climate change and energy financing