,DEAL+ ) ,DI/RACTIONS ,CONFRONT+ ,GRE5 ,CAPITALISM 9 ,COP5HAG5 & ,BEYOND ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS ,TEXT 3 ,! APOCALYPSE LOOMS LIKE A D>K TEMPE/ ON ! HORIZON4 ,?+S >E S]I\S N[4 ,IF WE >E TO GET ?R\< ?IS ,CRISIS WE HAVE TO =GET ALL OLD GRUDGES & PA/ WRONGS1 LEAVE BEH9D ALL DISS5T & REBELLI\S ACTIVITY1 & GA!R 9 SUPPORT ( \R LEAD]S4 0,COME10 !Y SMILE AT US 9 ! GRE5-%IMM]+ FULL-PAGE ADV]TISEM5TS FROM A FUTURE :]E NEW TE*NOLOGY & NEW M>KETS HAVE SAV$ ! PLANET1 0ONLY TOGE!R CAN WE SOLVE ?IS04 ,BUT WAIT A M9UTE444 ,!IR PROPOSAL = H[ WE >E TO BE SAV$ FROM RU9 SEEMS SICK5+LY FAMILI>4 ,HAV5'T WE HE>D ALL ?IS BE=E8 ,:AT IS IT !Y >E HID+8 ,:AT IS IT !Y >E TRY+ TO DI/RACT US FROM8 ,AS ! FAI? 9 ! PROPOS$ FUTURE CRUMBLES1 AN 9CREAS+LY CLE> L9E IS BECOM+ VISIBLE BETWE5 ?OSE ?AT BELIEVE ?AT A SOLUTION IS POSSIBLE )9 ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM1 & ?OSE ?AT DON'T4 ,:ILE ! WORLD IS %AK5 BY CRISES1 A GR[+ NUMB] ( PEOPLE ON ! E>? CAN BE F\ND ON ! SIDE ( ?OSE D\BT+ ! CURR5T /RUCTURES ( P[] & CAPITAL4 ,:5 ?IS Z9E GOES TO PRESS1 PREP>ATIONS >E 9 FULL SW+ ON BO? SIDES = ! NEXT BIG EV5T 9 ?IS DRAMA3 ,! #a#e? ,CONF]5CE ,( ! ,P>TIES ( ! ,U,N'S ,FRAMEWORK ,CONV5TION ON ,CLIMATE ,*ANGE1 BETT] KN[N AS ! ,C,O,P#a#e4 ,! CR[D PREP>+ TO OPPOSE ! SUMMIT IS A DIV]SE BUN*4 ,! ,CLIMATE ,CRISIS SEEMS TO HAVE OP5$ ! POSSIBILITY ( UNIT+ A BROAD RANGE ( /RUGGLES AGA9/ CAPITALISM3 FROM 9DIG5\S PEOPLES TO WORK]S UNIONS1 FROM ! L&LESS TO ! EUROPEAN AUTONOM\S1 FROM CLIMATE CAMP]S TO Y\? FROM ! SUBURBS ( ! METROPOLIS1 FROM ANTI-9DU/RIALI/S TO AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S4 ,JU/ AS BIG IS ! SCOPE ( ! /RATEGIES1 TACTICS & DREAMS4 ,! RADICAL CLASS /RUGGLE MOVEM5TS HAVE JU/ REC5TLY />T$ TO JO9 94 ,9 SPITE ( ! DIVISION BETWE5 !M & ! 5VIRONM5TAL ORI5T$ MOVEM5TS1 IT'S GETT+ MORE & MORE CLE> ?AT :OEV] WANTS TO HAVE ANY 9FLU5CE ON ! UPCOM+ DEVELOPM5T ( ! FUTURE NE$S TO />T ADDRESS+ ! TOPIC4 ,BY PUTT+ TOGE!R ?IS Z9E1 WE WANT$ TO LOOK = ! CONNECTIONS3 ,:AT COMMON 9T]E/S CAN WE F9D FAC$ ) ! 0,CLIMATE ,CRISIS08 ,H[ CAN IT BE UND]/OOD 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! ,CAPITALI/ SY/EM8 ,H[ WILL ! *ANGES TO ! CLIMATE & ! PROPOSALS AT ! ,C,O,P#a#e 9FLU5CE \R FITICLES W]E WRITT5 SPECIFICALLY = ?IS Z9E1 :ILE O!RS HAVE BE5 PR9T$ ELSE:]E4 ,SOME AU?ORS >E WELL KN[N1 O!RS WI% TO REMA9 NAMELESS4 ,WE HOPE ?AT Y\ F9D ! FOLL[+ TEXTS ?\ISEUP4NET ,BE=E ! ,BIG ,*ANGE BY ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS ,IT IS A TE/AM5T TO ! HORROR1 ! B\NDLESS HORROR ( CAPITALISM1 ?AT AFT] DECADES ( ITS TRIUMPH1 ( *ANGELESSNESS1 ( ! 5D ( HI/ORY1 ( A FAM9E ( O!R POSSIBLE FUTURES EV5 9 ! M9DS ( *ILDR51 ?AT ?OSE ( US ALIVE TODAY :O WILL SEE ?IS WORLD *ANGE =EV] CANNOT C\NT \RSELVES LUCKY4 ,WE /& AT ! BR9K1 & ALL ! PETTY SQUABBLES1 ALL POLITICAL PROGRAMS & N>R[ AFF9ITIES FALL 9TO 9SIGNIFICANCE4 ,! E/IMATE V>Y AS TO EXACTLY :5 WE REA* ! PO9T ( NO RETURN1 IT C\LD BE #b#a#e1 IT C\LD BE #b#b1 BUT CLIMATE SCI5TI/S HAVE REA*$ A CONS5SUS ?AT S9CE ! ,9DU/RIAL ,REVOLUTION HUMANS 7,I W\LD BE MORE DIRECT & SAY CAPITALI/S7 HAVE CAUS$ GLOBAL SURFACE TEMP]ATURES TO RAISE 4#g DEGREES ,CELSIUS1 & ?AT AT A C]TA9 PO9T NOT SO F> (F1 ADDITIONAL GLOBAL W>M+ WILL TRIGG] A NUMB] ( FE$BACK LOOPS ?AT WILL CAUSE ! GLOBAL TEMP]ATURES TO RISE EV5 MORE4 ,TE/$ CLIMATE MODELS .<#a.> SUGGE/ ?AT )9 T5 YE>S1 WE WILL HAVE RELEAS$ 5\< GRE5H\SE GASES 9TO ! ATMOSPH]E TO CAUSE #b8,C ( W>M+4 ,AT ?AT PO9T1 ! MELT+ ( ! POL> ICE CAPS 7:I* CURR5TLY REFLECT L>GE AM\NTS ( SOL> RADIATION71 ! RELEASE ( ME?ANE CURR5TLY /OR$ B5EA? ! ,SIB]IAN P]MAFRO/ 7ME?ANE IS A MORE POT5T GRE5H\SE GAS ?AN ,C,O#b71 ! 9CREASE 9 ATMOSPH]IC WAT] VAPOR 7:I* ALSO ACTS TO TRAP HEAT FROM ! SUN71 & ! ADDITIONAL RELEASE ( ,C,O#b CURR5TLY /OR$ 9 ! OCEANS AS !IR ABSORPTION RATE DECREASES ) W>M+1 WILL HAVE A CUMULATIVE EFFECT TO RAISE GLOBAL TEMP]ATURES BY FIVE TO SIX DEGREES BY ! 5D ( ! C5TURY4 ,FEW SPECIES ALIVE TODAY HAVE SURVIV$ SU* A HOT WORLD 9 ! PA/1 & WE WILL ALL HAVE TO ADAPT OR GO EXT9CT1 AS ! OCEANS ACIDIFY1 DES]T REGIONS EXP&1 & COA/AL >EAS FLOOD4 ,!RE >E A NUMB] ( POSSIBILITIES3 ! V]Y BE/ IS ?AT )9 ! NEXT T5 YE>S1 WAVES ( REVOLT OV]?R[ ! ,/ATE1 :I* IS ! *IEF DEF5D] & ADM9I/RATOR ( ! /RUCTURES ( FOSSIL FUEL-BAS$ CAPITALISM2 ALL COAL P[] PLANTS >E %UT D[N2 ALL C>S >E TAK5 (F ! ROAD EXCEPT+ P]HAPS A SMALL NUMB] ?AT CAN RUN ON VEGETABLE OIL2 AIRL9E TRAVEL IS ABOLI%$2 ELECTRICITY IS AB&ON$ OR PRODUC$ LOCALLY ) SMALL SCALE R5EWABLES2 AGRICULTURE TRANSITIONS FROM ! CURR5T 9DU/RIAL PETROLEUM-DRIV5 V>IETY TO TRADITIONAL ME?ODS OR P]MACULTURE1 MEAN+ A HUGE PORTION ( ! HUMAN POPULATION WILL HAVE TO CONC]N !MSELVES ONCE AGA9 ) GR[+ !IR COMMUNITY'S FOOD2 & A MASSIVE AM\NT ( C>BON DIOXIDE IS REMOV$ FROM ! ATMOSPH]E ?R\< ! RE=E/ATION ( AB&ON$ HIEAS1 GOLF C\RSES1 & O!R SPACES1 & ?R\< ! REWILD+ ( ! PLANET'S EXT5SIVE COMM]CIAL TREE PLANTATIONS 7! GREATE/ AM\NT ( C>BON /OR$ BY A =E/ IS 9 ! LAY] ( LEAVES & O!R ORGANIC DEBRIS ON ! GR\ND1 :I* IS P>T & P>CEL ) A BIODIV]SITY ?AT DOES NOT EXI/ 9 TREE PLANTATIONS74 ,?IS IS ALSO :AT NE$S TO HAPP5 IF WE PASS ! PO9T ( NO RETURN1 BUT 9 ?AT CASE IT WILL BE MU* LESS PLEASANT = ALL ( US4 ,WE >E NOT FAC$ ) A COLLAPSE1 BUT ) A DEEP5+ ( ! MIS]Y BEYOND :AT ANY ( US CAN IMAG9E4 ,! CLIMATE CRISIS WILL NOT DE/ROY CAPITALISM4 ,AS BL9D & 9SANELY IDIOTIC AS ! P[]FUL >E1 !Y >E ALSO LOOK+ T[>DS ! FUTURE4 ,AT ! REC5T ,N,A,T,O SUMMIT 9 ,/RASB\RG1 ! WORLD GOV]NM5T DISCUSS$ ITS SOLUTION TO ! IMP5D+ DISA/]3 MILIT>IZ$ BORD]S & /RICT] 9T]NAL SECURITY MEASURES LIKE BIOMETRIC ,I,DS & SURVEILLANCE4 ,I DON'T SEE !SE AS NAIVELY UNREALI/IC NON SEQUIT]S SO MU* AS CODEWORDS = ! FULL REALIZATION ( ! ,NEW ,WORLD ,ORD]4 ,! P[]FUL >E WELL 9=M$ ?AT A %>P DECREASE 9 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY CAUS$ BY GLOBAL W>M+ WILL CO9CIDE ) A PROJECT$ PEAK+ ( ! HUMAN POPULATION AT N9E BILLION1 RESULT+ 9 MASS />VATION ?AT IS PR$ICT$ TO CLAIM BETWE5 ?REE & SIX BILLION LIVES4 ,ALREADY #c1 PEOPLE DIE EV]Y YE>1 NE>LY ALL ( !M 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?1 DUE TO ! RESULTS ( CLIMATE *ANGE3 DES]TIFICATION1 DR\E ALREADY BEG9N+ TO MIGRATE ON AN 5ORM\S SCALE 9 SE>* ( SURVIVAL4 ,! ,N,A,T,O SOLUTION IS TO CLOSE ! BORD]1 TO SEAL ! DOOR ( ! GAS *AMB] ?AT N[ 5COMPASSES ! GREAT] P>T ( ?REE CONT95TS4 ,?IS IS ! NEW JEWEL 9 !IR CR[N -- !Y >E PLANN+ ! GREATE/ MASS MURD] 9 HUMAN HI/ORY4 ,!RE >E ALREADY CONFIRM$ REPORTS ( KILL+S 9 ! DES]T BETWE5 ! ,U,S & ,MEXICO & E]IE RUMORS ( NAVAL BOATS S9K+ RAFTS FULL ( ,AFRICANS 9 ! ,M$IT]RANEAN :5 ! PRESS ISN'T !RE TO TAKE SOME HUMANIT>IAN PHOTOS ( DRAMATIC RESCUES AT SEA -- 9 FACT1 JU/ ! REPORT$ DEA?S ON ! BORD]S ( ,=TRESS ,EUROPE BETWE5 #aihh & #bf TOTAL #a#d14 ,?IS WILL BECOME POLICY4 ,?IS WILL BECOME OP5 W>4 ,( C\RSE1 ! BORD] WILL NOT BE H]METICALLY SEAL$4 ,N,A,T,O WILL PROBABLY MA9TA9 MILIT>Y COLONIES 9 KEY FUEL- & FOOD-PRODUC+ REGIONS1 ESPECIALLY 9 >EAS ( L[ POPULATION D5SITY LIKE ,SAUDI ,>ABIA :]E CONTROL WILL BE EASI]4 ,DOME/ICALLY TOO !IR ANSW] IS ALREADY BECOM+ VISIBLE3 TOTALIT>IANISM4 ,UN9TEGRAT$ IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS & Y\? :O HAVE NOT YET CONS5T$ TO ! MURD] ( \R FUTURES PRES5T A CON/ANT 9T]NAL ?REAT TO ?IS ORD] ?AT HAS MANIFE/$ 9 NUM]\S REVOLTS & 9SURRECTIONS1 AS WELL AS C\NTLESS QUIET] NEGATIONS & ! CREATION & DIFFUSION ( NEW SOCIAL MODELS -- ,I MEAN \R PROTE/S1 \R SOCIAL C5T]S1 \R P]MACULTURE F>MS1 HACKLABS1 C\NT]9=MATION GR\PS1 ,D,I,Y HEAL? COLLECTIVES1 BICYCLE WORK%OPS1 & O!R SELF-ORGANIZ$ PROJECTS4 ,:5 C\PL$ ) A WILL TO DE/ROY ! EXI/+ SY/EM & AN ATTEMPT TO OV]COME ! SEP>ATIONS IMPOS$ BY GOV]NM5T & M$IA TO CREATE REAL SOLID>ITY1 !SE MOVEM5TS EVID5CE A SUP]HUMAN OPTIMISM ?AT MAY BE ! ONLY HOPE = ! FUTURE4 ,& IT IS APP>5T ?AT ! ,/ATE FEELS ?REAT5$4 ,UND] ! RUBRIC ( ANTI-T]RORISM1 ! CON/ELLATION ( LEAD+ GOV]NM5TS HAVE BEGUN 9/ITUT+ SY/EMS ( TOTAL CONTROL4 ,9FILTRATION & PROVOCATION 9 AN>*I/ GR\PS & ,MUSLIM COMMUNITIES ?R\<\T ! ,U,S1 AS WELL AS ! CURTAIL+ ( GUN RIS ( ACTIVI/S TRY+ CONSCI5TI\SLY TO SAVE ! PLANET2 BIOMETRIC ,I,DS ACROSS ,EUROPE2 9 ,FRANCE M&ATORY ,D,N,A SAMPL+ AS A CONSEQU5CE = OV] A HUNDR$ CRIM9AL (F5SES 9CLUD+ GRAFFITI & ILLEGAL PROTE/1 & PSY*OLOGICAL TRACK+ & DATABAS+ ( DEL9QU5T1 POT5TIALLY CRIM9AL *>ACT]I/ICS ( ALL *ILDR5 FROM AS Y\NG AS ?REE2 9 ! ,U,K1 ?\S&S ( SURVEILLANCE CAM]AS ) FACIAL RECOGNITION & AUTOMATIC LIC5SE PLATE-SCANN+ TE*NOLOGY DEPLOY$ ACROSS ! :OLE ( PUBLIC SPACE AS WELL AS MO/ B>S2 9 ,G]MANY1 ! CRIM9ALIZATION ( SELF-DEF5SE FROM SURVEILLANCE BY WE>+ MASKS 9 DEMON/RATIONS1 & ! GOV]NM5T PR]OGATIVE TO DECL>E ANY RADICAL POLITICAL GR\P A CRIM9AL ORGANIZATION & IMPRISON ANYONE SAID TO BE ASSOCIAT$ ) IT2 9 ,SPA91 ! EXT5SION ( ! TORTURE & HI< SECURITY ISOLATION PRISONS LONG US$ AGA9/ ! ,BASQUES TO AN>*I/S & SQUATT]S2 9 ! ,NE!RL&S1 ! 9/ALLATION ( A NEW SY/EM REQUIR+ ONE TO USE A P]SONAL ,I,D_/BANK C>D TO GET ON OR (F ! BUS1 R5D]+ ONE'S MOVEM5TS ?R\< ! CITY TRACKABLE2 & EV]Y:]E1 ! USE ( CELLPHONES TO LI/5 TO PEOPLE'S CONV]SATIONS & LOG PEOPLE'S MOVEM5TS4 ,! WORLD GOV]NM5TS MAY ALSO TRY TO MITIGATE ! DISA/] BY PROLIF]AT+ NUCLE> P[] PLANTS & DEPLOY+ P>TICLES 9 ! ATMOSPH]E OR ORBITAL %IELDS TO REFLECT SOME ( ! SUN'S 5]GY1 ) UNKN[N CONSEQU5CES = ! FUTURE1 AS USUAL4 ,CAPITAL & ! :ITE SUPREMACI/ /ATES >E PREP>+ TO MANAGE ! APOCALYPSE !Y HAVE BR\IANS :O HAVE BE5 PRIVILEG$ ) CITIZ5%IP MU/ 9CREASE COMMUNICATION & BUILD NETWORKS ( SOLID>ITY ?AT OV]COME RACISM1 NATIONAL B\ND>IES1 & O!RIFICATION1 & ALL ACTIVE PEOPLE MU/ 5GAGE 9 A ,H]CULEAN CAMPAIGN ( COMMUNICATION ) EV]YONE \TSIDE ! MOVEM5T TO *ALL5GE ! LEGITIMACY ( ! ,/ATE4 ,!RE IS A NE$ TO REM9D PEOPLE ?AT ! POLITICIANS & CAPITALI/S CREAT$ ?IS PROBLEM4 ,= YE>S1 !Y WORK$ H>D TO SIL5CE IT1 & !Y HAVE BE5 REPRESS+ ?OSE ( US TRY+ TO DO SOME?+ AB\T IT4 ,! PROBLEMS ( ! FUTURE WILL BE MU* EASI] IF EV]YONE FEELS AS WE DO -- ?AT AS ! LIFEBOAT />TS TO S9K1 ?OSE RESPONSIBLE %\LD BE ! FIR/ TO GO OV]BO>D4 ,A VITAL TASK IS TO 9T]V5E PUBLICLY 9 ! DISC\RSE ON T]RORISM1 TO %[ ?AT WE >E ! PEOPLE BE+ P]SECUT$ AS T]RORI/S & ! W> ON T]ROR IS ACTUALLY A W> ( SOCIAL CONTROL1 & ?AT ! /ATE IS CRY+ WOLF & NONE ( ITS SECURITY MEASURES MAKE US FEEL SAFE4 ,PEOPLE NE$ TO BE COM=TABLE ) RESI/ANCE1 NOT ) SURVEILLANCE4 ,IF WE CAN A*IEVE ?IS1 WE WILL HAVE DEPRIV$ ! ,/ATE ( A TOOL IT DESP]ATELY NE$S TO SURVIVE ! COM+ /ORM4 ,! 5D RESULT ( ?IS COMMUNICATION MU/ BE A CONSCI\SNESS ?AT ! ,/ATE & CAPITALISM >E SUICIDALLY 9SANE & A COMPLEM5T>Y DESIRE TO ORGANIZE \R [N LIVES FREE ( !IR MANAGEM5T2 AN ACKN[L$GM5T ( ! C5TRAL ROLE RACISM & COLONIALISM & !IR ATT5DANT G5OCIDES HAVE LONG PLAY$ 9 ?IS 9SANITY2 & AN UND]/&+ ?AT ! E>? IS NOT A ME*ANICAL1 DEAD AGGLOM]ATION ( MAT]IALS & PROCESSES ?AT EXI/ = US TO EXPLOIT BUT RA!R A LIV+1 SACR$ ?+ ?AT GIVES US LIFE & MEAN+1 ( :I* WE >E A SMALL & DEP5D5T P>T4 ,NO FUTURE ) ! M5TALITY ( CONTROL & EXPLOITATION IS POSSIBLE3 ?IS M5TALITY IS RESPONSIBLE = 5SLAVEM5T1 G5OCIDE1 & ! DE/RUCTION ( ! PLANET4 ,NO PEACE ) ! ,/ATE & CAPITALISM IS DESIRABLE3 WE >E RECLAIM+ \R P[] TO CREATE ! WORLD WE WANT TO LIVE 94 ,?IS IS ! *ANGE WE FACE3 TOTAL REVOLUTION OR A NEW TOTALIT>IANISM 9/ALL$ TO PRESIDE OV] MASS EXT9CTION1 ! MURD] ( BILLIONS ( PEOPLE1 & ! DEEP5+ 5SLAVEM5T ( ?OSE :O BY CITIZ5%IP OR SK9 COLOR >E M>K$ = SURVIVAL4 ,MIGRATON1 BORD]S & CLIMATE *ANGE3 A 'NO BORD]S' P]SPECTIVE ,EV]Y YE> WE >E SEE+ ?\S&S ( PEOPLE FLEE+ !IR C\NTRIES ( ORIG9 9 SUB-,SAH>AN ,AFRICA1 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA & ,ASIA1 HOP+ = A BETT] LIFE4 ,:IL/ ! MAJORITY WILL MOVE TO NE>BY C\NTRIES1 A FEW WILL ATTEMPT ! LONG & DANG]\S J\RNEY TO ,EUROPE4 ,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DET]M9E EXACTLY H[ MANY PEOPLE >E =C$ TO MIGRATE DIRECTLY BY CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,H[EV]1 :AT IS CLE> IS ?AT ! POSITION ( WEAL? & PRIVILEGE 9 ! GLOBAL NOR? IS1 TO A L>GE EXT5T1 ! RESULT ( ! EXPLOITATION ( L&1 PEOPLE & RES\RCES ( TWO-?IRDS ( ! WORLD1 ! V]Y SAME PROCESSES ?AT HAVE DRIV5 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM & CAUS$ CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,! WORLD'S POOR DID NOT CAUSE CLIMATE *ANGE1 BUT !Y >E MORE VULN]ABLE TO ITS EFFECTS BECAUSE ( BO? :]E & H[ !Y LIVE4 ,:E!R IT'S 9 AGRICULTURAL >EAS OR CITY SLUMS 9 ! GLOBAL S\?1 !Y HAVE FEW] OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO !M = ADAPT+ :5 ?+S GO WRONG4 ,AFRICA & ,S\? ,EA/ ,ASIA1 = EXAMPLE1 >E SOME ( ! MO/ GEOGRAPHICALLY VULN]ABLE PLACES ON ! PLANET 9 T]MS ( DR\DE/ & HAVE BE5 EXCLUD$ FROM :]E !Y US$ TO LIVE EV] S9CE4 ,POLITICAL SY/EMS1 WILL+ TO PLACE ONE GR\P ( PEOPLE ABOVE ANO!R1 >E ALREADY RESPOND+ TO ! POT5TIAL IMPACT ( CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,) ! 0W> ON T]ROR10 SECURITY POLITICS & NATIONALISM FL\RI%$ GLOBALLY2 CLIMATE *ANGE IS BE+ US$ TO GIVE FUR!R LEGITIMACY TO ! CONCEPTS ( 0NATIONAL PRES]VATION0 & 0HOMEL& SECURITY40 ,SO ! ,9DIAN /ATE IS CURR5TLY BUILD+ A P]IMET] F5CE >\ND ITS 5TIRE BORD] ) ,BANGLADE%1 A C\NTRY MORE AT RISK ?AN ALMO/ ANY O!R FROM ! DEVA/AT+ CONSEQU5CES ( RIS+ SEA LEVELS4 ,! F5CE HAS BE5 EXPLICITLY TALK$ AB\T AS A B>RI] TO MIGRATION4 ,IF SEA LEVELS RISE & ,BANGLADE%I PEOPLE >E DRIV5 FROM !IR HOMES1 !Y WILL N[ F9D !MSELVES TRAPP$ 9SIDE ?IS R+4 ,! EXTREME-RITY 9 ! ,U,K GIVES V]Y S]I\S ATT5TION TO QUE/IONS ( 5VIRONM5TAL DAMAGE1 PEAK OIL1 FAM9E & FOOD SUPPLY4 ,= FASCI/S LIKE !M1 CLIMATE *ANGE PROVIDES ! P]FECT OPPORTUNITY TO TRY & >GUE !IR VIEW ( ! WORLD ?AT HUMANITY CONSI/S ( RACES & NATIONS 9 CON/ANT CONFLICT & COMPETITION4 ,:AT !SE PEOPLE MI ?9K+ AB\T4 ,?IS YE>1 9 ,APRIL #b#i1 ! ,N,A,T,O W> ALLIANCE CELEBRAT$ !IR #f? ANNIV]S>Y ) A SUMMIT TO DISCUSS ,N,A,T,O'S NEW /RATEGIC DIRECTION4 ,A /RATEGY PAP] PUBLI%$ 9 ,APRIL #bg /RESS$ ! NE$ = A MORE 0PROACTIVE APPROA*10 9 :I* ! PREEMPTION & PREV5TION ( ?REATS >E C5TRAL4 ,TO ! ,N,A,T,O /RATEGI/S AN >RAY ( ?REATS EXI/ 9 TODAY'S UNC]TA9 WORLD1 FROM T]RORISM & TRANSNATIONAL CRIME TO UNRE/ FOLL[+ FOOD CRISES1 EXT5SIVE MIGRATION TO ! C\NTRIES ( ! ,N,A,T,O ALLIANCE & SOCIAL CONFLICTS AS A RESULT ( CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,! PAP] MA9TA9S ?AT PROP] 0DEF5SE0 REQUIRES ! CONCEPT ( 0HOMEL& SECURITY01 :I* 5TAILS A 0COMPREH5SIVE APPROA*0 ( ! MILIT>Y1 POLICE1 POLITICIANS1 RESE>*]S1 ACADEMICS & CIVIL SOCIETY & ! CONT9U$ BLURR+ ( 9T]NAL & EXT]NAL SECURITY TO BUILD UP A 0GLOBAL SECURITY >*ITECTURE40 ,WE CAN ALREADY SPEAK ( A GLOBAL M>KET BOOM 9 DATABASES1 BIOMETRIC READ]S1 DATA M9+ PROGRAMS & O!R NEW TE*NOLOGIES ( CONTROL1 ) MULT9ATIONAL CORPORATIONS POIS$ TO MAKE HUGE PR(ITS4 ,9 ,AUTUMN #b#i1 UND] ! ,SW$I% PRESID5CY1 9T]IOR M9I/]S MET 9 ,/OCKHOLM TO DECIDE ! NEXT FIVE YE> FRAMEWORK ON 9T]NAL SECURITY 9 ! ,E,U4 0,! ,/OCKHOLM ,PROGRAM0 WILL FO/] MORE SURVEILLANCE ( ! 9T]NET1 COMMON ACCESS TO ,EUROPEAN POLICE DATABASES & MORE CROSS-BORD] POLICE COLLABORATION TO FIGEM5T ( ! POLICE AG5CY ,EUROPOL & ! ,E,U BORD] WAT*DOG ,FRONTEX4 ,FRE$OM ( MOVEM5T IS A CONTE/$ COMMON RI MIGRATION IS BE+ P]CEIV$ AS A ?REAT TO ! WORLD-ORD] & TO ! 9TEGRITY ( ! NATION /ATE4 0,PROJECT ,NATION ,/ATE0 IS *ALL5G$ BY AN UNREGULAT$ GLOBALISM4 ,BORD]S >E AN ATTEMPT TO LIMIT & PRIVATIZE FRE$OM ( MOVEM5T AS A COMMON RIE ]ECT$ :]E ONE IS 0PROCESS$10 0PR(IL$10 0SORT$10 0FILT]$10 0CONTA9$10 OR 0REJECT$04 ,! BORD] IS A SITE ( UNEQUAL P[] RELATIONS :]E A SELECTION IS MADE BETWE5 ! USEFUL & UNWANT$ 9 RELATION TO M>KET DEM&S4 ,! BORD] IS A SITE ( CONFLICT ?AT IS CO/+ YE>LY ! LIVES ( MANY :O TRY >E TRY+ TO CROSS BORD]S 9 SPITE ( ! LATE/ TE*NOLOGICAL ADVANCES 9 SECURITY1 SURVEILLANCE & CONTROL4 ,!SE PEOPLE >E SUFFOCAT+ 9 CONTA9]S1 DR[N+ 9 RIV]S & SEAS1 EXPLOD+ ON M9E FIELDS1 OR BE+ %OT BY BORD] GU>DS4 ',NO ,BORD]S' IS A CLE> ANTIAU?ORIT>IAN POSITION ?AT FI\ND ! WORLD = ! B5EFIT ( FEW4 ,! IMMIGRATION SY/EM ( ,=TRESS ,EUROPE IS DESIGN$ TO PRES]VE ?IS DIVISION4 ,& :ILE ! ,E,U IS WORK+ T[>DS ,ONE ,EUROPE1 0,PROJECT ,NATION ,/ATE0 CONT9UES F> \TSIDE ! ,E,U BORD]S4 ,NEW BORD]S >E CREAT$ & EXI/+ BORD]S >E TRANS=M$ TO ALSO EXCLUDE FROM ,EUROPE ! GR[+ GR\P ( CLIMATE REFUGEES4 ,A CRUCIAL P>T ( ! ,NO ,BORD] FIBON RATION+ ?AT W\LD DE-FACTO LEAD US BL9DFOLD 9TO A POLICE /ATE1 AGR(UELS ?AT W\LD TAKE L& & FOOD FROM ! GLOBAL ,S\? TO FE$ C>S & AIRPLANES 9 ! ,NOR?1 & C>BON TRAD+ :I* APPLIES M>KET LOGIC TO SOLVE A M>KET PROBLEM4 ,NO ,BORD]S HAS AT ITS CORE ?IS SAME RESI/ANCE TO 9TRUSION ON \R LIB]TIES & SEES ?AT GOV]NM5T SY/EMS ( CONTROL :I* >E (T5 TE/$ ON MIGRANTS WILL AFFECT US ALL4 ,?OSE :O HAVE PROMOT$ & PR(IT$ FROM \R C>BON DIOXIDE 9T5SIVE LIFE/YLES >E NOT ONLY RESPONSIBLE = ! CURR5T CONC5TRATIONS ( GRE5H\SE GASES 9 ! ATMOSPH]E1 BUT !Y >E ALSO ! ONES :O >E AIM+ TO MA9TA9 !IR POSITIONS ( WEAL? & PRIVILEGE BY GETT+ AHEAD 9 ! NEW ECOTE*NOLOGIES & GRE5 CAPITALISM1 :IL/ ALWAYS =TIFY+ ! WALLS >\ND !M4 ,CLASS1 ,LABOR & ,CLIMATE ,*ANGE ,CLIMATE *ANGE IS NOT A QUE/ION ( C>BON EMISSIONS4 ,! DEPLETION ( WAT]1 SOIL & M9]AL RES\RCES & ! DECIMATION ( BIODIV]SITY & ECOSY/EMS N[ BE+ EXP]I5C$ ACROSS ! PLANET -- PRIM>ILY 9 M>G9ALIZ$ & POOR] >EAS -- >E ! RESULT ( AN UTT] BANKRUPTCY 9 ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 HUMAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY & ! RE/ ( LIFE ON E>?4 ,IT IS N[ CLE> ?AT IF ?IS RELATION%IP IS NOT DRA/ICALLY ALT]$ 9 ! COM+ YE>S ! CONSEQU5CES WILL BE DISA/R\S4 ,:AT IS ?IS BORNE (8 ,! V]Y LANGUAGE WE USE & METAPHORS WE DRAW UPON TO DESCRIBE ! ECOLOGICAL CRISIS -- ?AT ( EXHAU/ION1 DEGRADATION & EXPLOITATION1 >E ALL FAMILI> TO US AS TRADE UNIONI/S & WORK+ CLASS ACTIVI/S4 ,! WORLD OV]1 WORK]S >E SUBJECT TO OV]WORK & EXPLOITATION TO ! PO9T ( PHYSICAL & M5TAL COLLAPSE4 ,! REALITY WE FACE N[ IS ?AT EXPLOITATION HAS 9CREAS$ 9 SO MANY DIFF]5T WAYS ?AT ! PLANET ITSELF FACES SU* A COLLAPSE4 ,! =CE ?AT DRIVES ! /RIPP+ ( RA9=E/S & ! POISON+ ( ! ATMOSPH]E IS ! SAME =CE ?AT DRIVES ! EXPLOITATION ( ONE HUMAN BE+ BY ANO!R3 ! LOGIC ?AT PR(IT %\LD BE ! BASIC IMP]ATIVE ( HUMAN ACTIVITY1 ! LOGIC ( CAPITALISM4 ,WE %\LD DRAW NO DI/9CTIONS BETWE5 ITS WILL+NESS TO WRECK HUMAN LIFE OR ITS WILL+NESS TO WRECK ! LIVES ( ANY O!R LIV+ ?+4 ,WE >E CREATIVE & DYNAMIC 5\< TO BE ABLE TO BUILD SOCIETIES ?AT DO NOT PUT !MSELVES 9 A /ATE ( P]PETUAL W>F>E ) ! O!R BE+S & LIV+ ?+S ?AT WE %>E A PLANET )4 ,WE CAN SEE EVID5CE ( ?IS 9 LOCAL & 9DIG5\S COMMUNITIES ACROSS ! WORLD :I* DO NOT RESPOND TO ! LOGIC ( PR(IT4 ,BUT RIE NOT ! ONES 9 CONTROL ( \R [N CREATIVITY OR DYNAMISM2 \R CAPACITY TO PRODUCE4 ,! BASIC QUE/ION ( :O DECIDES :AT PEOPLE'S WORK & EF=TS >E APPLI$ T[>DS IS ! KEY TO UND]/&+ 5VIRONM5TAL DAMAGE4 ,WRE/+ BACK ! CONTROL ( \R [N WORK FROM ! CLASS ( BOSSES :O HAVE SQU&]$ & WA/$ G5]ATION UPON G5]ATION ( BO? PEOPLE & RES\RCES MU/ BE F\Y *ANGE & ! ADOPTION ( A NEW SET ( IMP]ATIVES = \R LABORS IS NE$$ TO CREATE ANY SORT ( G5U9E SU/A9ABILITY4 ,! MOVEM5T AGA9/ 5VIRONM5TAL RACISM1 :I* />T$ ) PEOPLE ( COLOR 9 ! ,U4,S4 /RUGGL+ AGA9/ 5VIRONM5TAL 9JU/ICES1 CONFRONT$ ! RACIAL DISCRIM9ATION 9 5VIRONM5TAL DECISION-MAK+4 ,LAT] ON1 IT />T$ TO BE ID5TIFI$ AS NOT ONLY A RACE /RUGGLE BUT ALSO AS A CLASS /RUGGLE1 S9CE REGULATIONS & LAWS 79T]NATIONAL TREATIES 9 ?IS CASE7 W]E BE+ 5=C$ ) A DELIB]ATE IMPACT ON M>G9ALIZ$ COMMUNITIES 9 T]MS ( TOXIC WA/E DISPOSAL1 IMPLEM5TATION ( HEAVILY POLLUT+ 9DU/RIES1 OR MEGA PROJECTS ?AT PRODUCE 'CLEAN' 5]GY = SOMEONE ELSE4 ,SO :AT8 ,IT IS EASY 5\< TO SAY ?AT Y\ WON'T EV] GET A SU/A9ABLE CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,WE CANNOT BE P>T ( A MOVEM5T ?AT IS HAPPY TO SAY 'WE'LL SORT \T ! 5VIRONM5T AFT] ! REVOLUTION1' NOR '=GET ! REVOLUTION2 WE NE$ TO SAVE ! PLANET4' ,ANY ANALYSIS ( BO? ! ALREADY HAPP5+ & LIKELY FUTURE IMPACTS ( CLIMATE *ANGE MAKES IT CLE> ?AT MORE & MORE1 IT WILL />T TO HAVE MASSIVE IMPLICATIONS = ! DAILY LIVES ( HUGE SECTIONS ( ! WORLD'S POPULATION -- & ( C\RSE1 ! FIR/ & WOR/ HIT WILL BE ! POORE/ SECTIONS ( EV]Y SOCIETY4 ,EXAMPLES ( H[ ?IS MIE EV]Y:]E4 ,LA/ YE> !RE W]E RIOTS 9 ,MEXICO1 ,MOROCCO & ! ,PHILIPP9ES OV] A JUMP 9 FOOD PRICES CAUS$ ALMO/ 5TIRELY BY 9CREAS$ GLOBAL USE ( BI(UELS4 ,! GREAT HIDD5 FACTOR BEH9D REC5T CONFLICTS 9 ,SOMALIA & ,D>FUR HAS BE5 ! VA/ R$UCTION 9 ! >EAS ( >ABLE L& AS A RESULT ( WAT] %ORTAGE & DES]TIFICATION4 ,:5 WE ?9K ( BO? ! =CES ?AT HAVE G5]AT$ ?IS DISA/] 7& MORE TO ! PO9T7 ! PEOPLE :O WILL PAY ! CONSEQU5CES ( IT1 ! CLASS DIVISIONS >E OP5LY EXPOS$4 ,IT WILL NOT BE ?OSE ) ! MONEY & TE*NOLOGY TO MOVE FROM ! WOR/ AFFECT$ >EAS OR PAY = MEASURES TO ADAPT4 ,! WOR/ AFFECT$ WILL BE ?OSE :O N[ BE> ! LEA/ RESPONSIBILITY3 ?OSE )\T ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL P[]4 ,IT IS CLE> ?AT ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION & ! RESULTS ( IT >E & WILL 9CREAS+LY BECOME A C5TRAL PO9T ( REAL CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,!RE IS NO BETT] EXAMPLE ( ! COMPLETE BANKRUPTCY ( CAPITALISM AS A WAY ( ORGANIZ+ \R SOCIETY = ITS LONG T]M SURVIVAL & B5EFIT ?AN ! FACT ?AT IT N[ ?REAT5S ! V]Y ABILITY ( ! PLANET'S ECOSY/EMS TO SUPPORT COMPLEX LIFE SU* AS \RSELVES4 ,! BASIC PR9CIPLE ( ,WORK]S ,CLIMATE ,ACTION IS ?AT 9 ALL 9/ANCES Y\ MAKE SOLID>ITY ) ! OPPRESS$2 9 ! CASE ( AN 5VIRONM5TALLY DAMAG+ 9DU/RY !RE IS !RE=E A CONTRADICTION TO BE GRAPPL$ )4 ,:ILE ! %ORT T]M ECONOMIC NE$ ( ! WORK]S IS = ! EXPANSION & CONT9UATION ( ?AT 9DU/RY1 ! WID] 9T]E/ ( ! WORK+ CLASS & ( ! WORLD IS ?AT !IR SKILLS >E APPLI$ TO ANO!R ROLE4 ,! ONLY PR9CIPLE ?AT CAN BREAK ?R\< ?IS PROBLEM IS ?AT ( SOLID>ITY3 SOLID>ITY ) PEOPLE & PLANET REG>DLESS ( ANY DI/9CTION4 ,WORK]S ( ! WORLD UNITE6 ,SAVE IT6 0,OV]POPULATION03 LETT+ CAPITALISM (F ! HOOK ,! TEXT BEL[ WAS WRITT5 COLLECTIVELY BY ,MAN*E/] ,NO ,BORD]S = ,%IFT ,MAGAZ9E4 ,IT IS A RESULT ( DISCUSSIONS 9 ! GR\P1 & ( ! DEBATES AT ! #bh ,CAMP = ,CLIMATE ,ACTION1 :]E WE HO/$ A WORK%OP ON ! TOPIC4 ,WE HAVE RECEIV$ LOTS ( SUPPORT_/9T]E/ :5 WE />T$ 5GAG+ ) ! 'OV]-POPULATION' >GUM5T & W\LD WELCOME FUR!R DISCUSSION ( IT )9 ! ,NO ,BORD]S NETWORK & BEYOND4 ,FROM :5 WE />T$ BE+ ACTIVE AS A ,NO ,BORD]S GR\P 9 ,MAN*E/]1 WE HAVE BE5 FRU/RAT$ ) A LACK ( RADICAL ANALYZES & CRITIQUES 7ANTI-/ATE1 ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN1 ANTI-CAPITALI/1 ANTI-DISCRIM9ATION ETC47 ( CLIMATE *ANGE1 P>TICUL>LY AS WE BECAME AW>E ( A 'GRE5+ ( IMMIGRATION CONTROLS'4 ,!RE APPE>S TO BE AN 9CREAS+ T5D5CY = GRE5 POLITICS TO LEAN T[>DS REPRESSIVE MEASURES AS SOLUTIONS TO ! 5VIRONM5TAL CRISIS4 ,MORE SPECIFICALLY1 9 DISCUSSIONS ) O!R 75VIRONM5TAL7 ACTIVI/S1 WE HAVE REC5TLY F\ND \RSELVES 9 DISAGREEM5T OV] ! ISSUE ( 'OV]POPULATION'4 ,A COMMON GRE5 OR?ODOXY TODAY IS ?AT !RE >E TOO MANY PEOPLE ON ?IS PLANET1 & ?AT WE NE$ TO DO SOME?+ AB\T IT4 7,AL?\< AS WE GAVE A WELL-ATT5D$ WORK%OP AT ! ,CLIMATE ,CAMP ON ?IS TOPIC1 WE W]E POSITIVELY SURPRIS$ H[ MANY ( ! P>TICIPANTS W]E CRITICAL ( ?IS /ANCE47 ,9 ?IS >TICLE1 WE WANT TO SPELL \T ! DANG]S ( ! '! PLANET IS FULL' >GUM5T & >GUE ?AT 'OV]POPULATION' IS NOT ! ROOT CAUSE ( CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,PEOPLE >E NOT ! PROBLEM1 BUT SOCIETY4 ,HUMAN BE+S P] SE >E NOT ! PROBLEM1 BUT ! WAY \R SOCIAL LIFE IS ORGANIZ$3 CAPITALISM4 ,!RE >E TWO LEVELS TO \R CRITICISM ( ! 'OV]POPULATION' >GUM5T4 ,ONE1 ! >GUM5T QUITE SIMPLY PLAYS 9TO ! H&S ( GOV]NM5TS1 NATIONALI/S & ANTI-FEM9I/S :O >E QUITE HAPPY TO /EP UP DEMOGRAPHIC CONTROLS1 PEOPLE MANAGEM5T & ANTI-IMMIGRATION POLICIES4 ,TWO1 9T]PRET+ POPULATION GR[? AS ! ROOT CAUSE ( ! CLIMATE CRISIS COMPLETELY DISREG>DS ! SY/EMIC NATURE ( ! PROBLEM & ?US LETS CAPITALISM (F ! HOOK4 ,! OV]POPULATION >GUM5T ,SO :]E IS ! PROBLEM8 ,! ,U,N PROJECTS ?AT WORLD POPULATION FIGURES WILL RISE FROM TODAY'S #f4#h BILLION TO #i4#b BILLION BY #b#e4 ,= ! PROPHETS ( DEMOGRAPHIC DOOM1 ,BRITA91 9 P>TICUL>1 IS UND] ?REAT4 ,GOV]NM5T PROJECTIONS >E ?AT ! ,U,K POPULATION IS TO RISE FROM #f4#f MILLION 7MID-#b#f7 TO #gg MILLION 9 #b#e4 ,OBVI\SLY1 DEMOGRAPHIC MODEL+ CONTA9S LOTS ( CULTURAL & POLITICAL ASSUMPTIONS1 & ITS OBS]VATIONS %\LD BE TREAT$ AS POLITICALLY 9=M$ RA!R ?AN NEUTRAL4 ,HUMAN POPULATION BEHAVIOR IS V]Y R&OM & UNPR$ICTABLE1 NOT SOME?+ ?AT CAN BE =ECA/$ AS UNPROBLEMATICALLY AS TOMORR['S WEA!R1 SAY 7& Y\ KN[ H[ 9ACCURATE ?AT IS674 ,:ATEV] ! ASSUMPTION1 AN 9CREAS+ AM\NT ( GLOBAL PLAY]S 7FROM GOV]NM5T AG5CIES TO 9T]NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS1 ?9K TANKS1 & CELEBRITIES7 CONCLUDE ?AT ! PLANET IS FULL4 ,!Y >GUE ?AT ANY SU* D5SELY POPULAT$ >EA AS ,BRITA9 W\LD BE UNSU/A9ABLE 9 T]MS ( FOOD PRODUCTION1 H\S+ & 5]GY NE$S4 ,ALSO1 )9 ! GRE5 MOVEM5T ?IS IS NOT A M>G9AL POSITION1 & IT IS NO LONG] LIMIT$ TO 'DEEP ECOLOGI/S'4 ,! GRE5-NATIONALI/ ?9K TANK ',OPTIMUM ,POPULATION ,TRU/'1 = EXAMPLE1 E/IMATES ?AT ! ,U,K CAN ONLY SU/A9 LESS ?AN HALF ITS CURR5T POPULATION LEVEL4 ,& !Y DEM& A NATIONAL POPULATION POLICY ?AT FIR/ /ABILIZES ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE 9 ! ,U,K & !N GRADUALLY BR+S IT D[N TO #c MILLION4 ,! FACT IS1 H[EV]1 ?AT ! ,U,K POPULATION IS GR[+ PRIM>ILY BECAUSE ( IMMIGRATION4 ,! >GUM5T ?US IS ?REEFOLD4 ,FIR/1 IMMIGRATION PUTS PRESSURE ON NATIONAL RES\RCES SU* AS WAT]1 5]GY1 FOOD & L&4 ,SECOND1 NEW MIGRANTS T5D TO HAVE MORE *ILDR5 ?AN ! NATIONAL POPULATION1 !REBY ACCEL]AT+ ! PROBLEM4 ,?IRD1 MIGRATION TO 'FIR/ WORLD' C\NTRIES TURNS PREVI\SLY L[-IMPACT CONSUM]S 9TO HI<-IMPACT CONSUM]S1 !REBY 9CREAS+ !IR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPR9TS4 ,IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE TO US1 !N1 ?AT ! ,B,N,P CALLS ITSELF ! 'REAL ,GRE5 ,P>TY'4 ,! GOV]NM5T'S *IEF GRE5 ADVIS]1 ,JONA?AN ,PORRITT1 HAS ALSO TIME & AGA9 >GU$ ?IS PO9T4 ,BUT :AT TO DO8 ,PORRITT'S SUGGE/ION IS /RAID3 Z]O NET IMMIGRATION6 ,DAVID ,CAM]ON ALSO AGREES ?AT RAPID POPULATION 9CREASE WILL PUT PRESSURE ON \R NATURAL RES\RCES4 ,& AGA91 HIS SOLUTION IS TO L[] NET IMMIGRATION3 0MY FOCUS TODAY IS ON POPULATION1 & H]E WE %\LD NOTE ?AT ONLY >\ND ?IRTY P] C5T ( ! PROJECT$ 9CREASE 9 \R POPULATION BY #bca IS DUE TO HI<] BIR? RATES & LONG] LIFESPANS444 ! EVID5CE %[S ?AT R\ IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO NET MIGRATION4 ,( ?AT 9CREASE1 =TY-SEV5 P] C5T COMES DIRECTLY FROM PEOPLE TO MOV+ TO ,BRITA91 & ! RE/ FROM HI<] BIR? RATES AMONG IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS40 ,! FEM9I/ DIM5SION ,IT BECOMES CLE> ?AT 9 A SEXI/1 IMP]IALI/1 CAPITALI/ WORLD1 IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEP>ATE DISCUSSION ( POPULATION CONTROL FROM HI]>*IES ( OPPRESSION4 ,:I* POPULATION IS GO+ TO BE 0CONTROLL$0 & H[ WILL ?IS CONTROL COME AB\T8 ,ANY =M ( POPULATION CONTROL RISKS S]I\SLY IMP++ UPON WOM5'S RIE USUALLY 5ACT$ UPON WOM5'S BODIES2 IT IS WOM5 :O >E =C$ TO HAVE ABORTIONS1 TO UND]GO /]ILIZATION1 OR TO TAKE LONG-T]M BIR? CONTROL PRODUCTS 7(T5 ) S]I\S HEAL? REP]CUSSIONS74 ,R>ELY >E M5 =C$ TO UND]GO VASECTOMIES1 DESPITE ! RELATIVE EAS9ESS ( ?IS PROC$URE :5 COMP>$ TO TUBAL LIGATION4 ,H[EV]1 NOT ALL WOM5 WILL BE AFFECT$ EQUALLY2 ?OSE FROM ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?1 E?NIC M9ORITIES1 ?OSE P]CEIV$ AS DISABL$1 & ! WORK+ CLASS HAVE HI/ORICALLY BORNE ! BRUNT ( POPULATION CONTROL POLICIES4 ,EUG5ICI/S 9 ,VICTORIAN ,5GL& W]E V]Y CLE> AB\T :I* SEGM5TS ( ! POPULATION NE$$ CONTROLL+3 ! POOR & ! DISABL$4 ,MORE REC5TLY1 BLACK ,BRITI% FEM9I/S 9 ! #a#i#gS & #a#i#hS WROTE AB\T ! NE$ TO CAMPAIGN = ABORTION RILY EXP]IM5TAL =MS ( ,DEPO-,PROV]A1 W]E BE+ TE/$ UPON WOM5 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\? 7& 9 PR$OM9ANTLY ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN >EAS ( ! ,U,S7 BE=E BE+ ALL[$ = SALE 9 ! ,WE/]N WORLD4 ,TODAY1 WOM5 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\? >E (T5 '5C\RAG$' BY ,N,G,OS TO USE LONG-T]M =MS ( BIR? CONTROL1 LIKE IMPLANTS1 ?AT REQUIRE A M$ICAL ATT5TION TO /OP 7AS OPPOS$ TO SOME?+ LIKE ! PILL1 :I* CAN BE /OPP$ AT ANY TIME BY ! WOMAN TAK+ IT74 ,?IS HI/ORY CANNOT BE IGNOR$ TODAY :5 DISCUSS+ POPULATION CONTROL 9 ! ,U,K4 ,AS S+LE WORK+-CLASS MO!RS1 IMMIGRANTS & E?NIC M9ORITIES 7P>TICUL>LY ,MUSLIMS7 F9D !MSELVES BE+ 9CREAS+LY DEMONIZ$2 ANY POPULATION CONTROL POLICIES WILL T>GET WOM5 FROM !SE GR\PS4 ,MAL?US ,?R\<\T ITS HI/ORY1 ! OV]POPULATION >GUM5T HAS BE5 US$ TO PRES5T PEOPLE & *ILDR5 AS ! S\RCE ( 9H]5TLY SOCIAL PROBLEMS1 ?US LETT+ CAPITALISM (F ! HOOK4 ,! >GUM5T ALWAYS GOES LIKE ?IS3 !RE >E TOO MANY ( US & ! PLANET CAN'T HACK IT4 ,:E!R IT'S ! POOR1 ! ,JEWS1 WOM51 OR MIGRANTS1 ALL HAVE BE5 US$ /RATEGICALLY AS SCAPEGOATS = AN IRRATIONAL & UNPRODUCTIVE USE ( SPACE & RES\RCES )9 A CAPITALI/ ECONOMY4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ PROM95T WRIT]S ON OV]POPULATION WAS ,?OMAS ,MAL?US1 A #a#i? C5TURY CL]IC ( ! ,*UR* ( ,5GL&4 ,HIS TREATISE ON OV]POPULATION 0,A SUMM>Y VIEW ( ! PR9CIPLE ( POPULATION0 WAS PR9T$ 9 #a#h#c1 BUT IS /ILL READ WIDELY TODAY4 ,MAL?US /AT$ ?AT :IL/ POPULATION 9CREAS$ AT A GEOMETRIC RATE 7#a1 #b1 #d1 #h1 #a#f44471 D\BL+ EV]Y #be YE>S1 FOOD PRODUCTION 9CREASES AT AN >I?METIC RATE 7#a1 #b1 #c1 #d1 #e44474 ,MAL?US BELIEV$ ?IS DISP>ITY BETWE5 FOOD PRODUCTION & POPULATION GR[? WAS ! ROOT CAUSE ( 0*ECKS TO 7HUMAN7 GR[?0 SU* AS W>1 FAM9E & DISEASE4 ,! /RONG /R& ( PREJUDICE )9 ,MAL?US' WORK1 H[EV]1 (T5 GOES UNACKN[L$G$ BY NEO-,MAL?USIANS4 ,HE SAW POV]TY AS DES]V$ RA!R ?AN PRODUC$ & BLAM$ ! POOR = !IR 0LACK ( MORAL RE/RA9T01 ?US MAK+ !M ! PRIM>Y FOCUS ( POPULATION POLICY4 ,! 9H]5T CONS]VATISM & CLASS PREJUDICE HIDD5 BEH9D A V5E] ( SCI5TIFIC OBJECTIVITY HAS MADE ,MAL?US A POPUL> S\RCE ( 9TELLECTUAL LEGITIMACY = V>I\S CONS]VATIVE & AU?ORIT>IAN POSITIONS4 ,9 ! LATE #a#i? C5TURY1 ,EUG5ICI/S BEGAN UTILIZ+ & EXP&+ ON ,MAL?US'S CRITIQUE ( ! RAPID POPULATION GR[? ( ! POOR4 ,EUG5ICI/S >GU$ ?AT ?IS LACK ( RE/RA9T WAS G5ETICALLY 9H]IT$ & POS$ A ?REAT TO ! FUTURE ( ! NATION 7ONE PROM95T ,EUG5ICI/ WAS ,W9/ON ,*UR*ILL74 ,MANY DISCRIM9ATORY LAWS W]E PASS$ TO ATTEMPT TO 9FLU5CE ! \TCOME ( BRE$+4 ,ONCE AGA91 SY/EMIC PROBLEMS W]E NATURALIZ$ & PROJECT$ UPON ! V]Y PEOPLE MO/ NEGATIVELY AFFECT$ BY !M4 ,NEO-,MAL?USIANISM ,MANY ANTI-MIGRATION AU?ORS HAVE ALSO PROPAGAT$ ,MAL?USIAN IDEAS4 ,!SE >GUM5TS HAVE RELI$ UPON AN ANALYSIS ( NATIONAL RES\RCES AS CLOS$ & F9ITE SY/EMS & EXAGG]AT+ RATES ( MIGRATION4 ,PROPOSALS = ! CLOS+ ( BORD]S >E CONTRA/$ ) IMAGES ( SW>MS ( MIGRANTS EXHAU/+ NATIONAL RES\RCES LIKE LOCU/S4 ,ONE EXAMPLE ( ?IS NATIONALI/ POSITION1 :I* SUPPORTS ! COMPETITIVE NATURE ( /ATES1 IS ?IS QUOTE FROM ! J\RNAL ,POPULATION & 5VIRONM5T3 0,C\NTRIES ?AT >E 9 ! LEAD 9 R$UC+ !IR POPULATIONS %\LD NOT GIVE 9 TO ADVOCATES ( GR[? BY ALL[+ MASSIVE IMMIGRATION4 ,?IS REW>DS ?OSE :O MULTIPLY IRRESPONSIBLY40 ,AS 5VIRONM5TS *ANGE DUE TO CLIMATE *ANGE1 ! MON/] ( 'OV]POPULATION' IS BE+ RESURRECT$ AS A SECURITY ISSUE4 ,AS WE >E SEE+ ) CLIMATE *ANGE1 5VIRONM5TAL ISSUES PROVIDE A SPACE = ! LEGITIMIZATION ( CONS]VATIVE & AU?ORIT>IAN POLICIES4 ,P]HAPS ONE ( ! MO/ 9FLU5TIAL ( !SE AU?ORS WAS ,G>RETT ,H>D91 :OSE #aifh ESSAY 0,! ,TRAG$Y ( ! ,COMMONS0 MASK$ A PRO-PRIVATE PROP]TY /ANCE B5EA? A V5E] ( SCI5TIFIC OBJECTIVITY4 ,H>D9 BELIEV$ ?AT )\T PRIVATE [N]%IP ( NATURAL RES\RCES1 UN*ECK$ POPULATION GR[? W\LD LEAD TO !IR EXHAU/ION4 ,! SAME >GUM5TS W]E US$ TO SUPPORT ! #b? C5TURY 'GRE5 REVOLUTION'1 & >E APPE>+ AGA9 ) ! ,G#h LEAD]S 9 ,JAPAN AGREE+ TO EXT5D RESE>* 9TO ,G,M CROPS TO DEAL ) 'OV]POPULATION'4 ',OV]POPULATION' IS US$ AS A CONV5I5T >GUM5T TO SUPPORT ! AG5DAS ( SPECIFIC POLITICAL & ECONOMIC ACTORS4 ,BUT LET'S NOT ATTACK A /RAW MAN H]E4 ,NONE ( ! GRE5 PROGRESSIVES H]E 9 ! ,U,K >GUE = MORE /R+5T MIGRATION CONTROLS 79 CONTRA/ TO P>TS ( ! GRE5 CONS]VATIONI/ MOVEM5T 9 ! ,U,S74 ,NONE!LESS1 WE HAVE WITNESS$ POPULATION GRAPHS BE+ US$ 9 CLIMATE *ANGE PRES5TATIONS1 :I* C\LD HAVE LEAD TO KNEE-J]K REACTIONS & DANG]\S POLITICAL CONCLUSIONS :5 TAK5 \T ( !IR LEFT-W+ CONTEXT4 ,E>? ,FIR/8 ,! CLIMATE ACTION MOVEM5T ( C\RSE RECOGNIZES ! REPRESSION FAC$ BY MIGRANTS & ! FACT ?AT ! GR\PS ( PEOPLE :O >E HIT H>DE/ BY CLIMATE *ANGE >E 9 ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?4 ,H[EV]1 EV5 ) ! BE/ 9T5TIONS ( W>D+ (F ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION & CREAT+ BETT] LIVES = PEOPLE 9 ! FACE ( CLIMATE *AOS1 ! 'OV]POPULATION' >GUM5T /ILL IGNORES ! SY/EMIC LOGIC BEH9D CLIMATE *ANGE3 CAPITALISM4 ,! C5TRAL FLAW TO ,MAL?USIAN ?\DLESS ( ! ECONOMIC SY/EM OR SOCIAL ORGANIZATION1 IT VIEWS ! ROOT CAUSE ( MO/ HUMAN SUFF]+ AS POPULATION GR[?1 & 9 P>TICUL> ! ?REAT ( ! POOR BECOM+ RI*] 7& ?US CONSUM+ MORE74 ,POV]TY H[EV]1 IS PRODUC$ NOT BR$1 & BY PROJECT+ SY/EMIC FLAWS ONTO ?OSE IT MO/ AFFECTS1 NEO-,MAL?USIANISM BO? HELPS TO PROTECT ! /ATUS QUO FROM CRITICISM & CON/RUCT VULN]ABLE SOCIAL GR\PS AS LEGITIMATE T>GETS ( CONTROL4 ,AS RELATIVELY RI* ,WE/]N C\NTRIES CONSUME ! MO/ 5]GY1 IT IS (T5 >GU$ ?AT IT IS !IR POPULATIONS1 9 P>TICUL>1 ?AT %\LD BE CURB$1 :E!R BY AU?ORIT>IAN /ATE CONTROL OR BY 9DIVIDUALS 9 ! ,WE/ SIMPLY REALIZ+ IT IS !IR MORAL RESPONSIBILITY NOT TO REPRODUCE4 ,BUT TO IMPLY ?AT ! ,E>? %\LD COME BE=E A *ILD CAN LEAD D[N A DANG]\S PA?4 ,IT MAY LEAD TO A RES5TM5T ( ?OSE SOCIAL GR\PS ?AT MIGRATE OR REPRODUCE MORE (T5 ?AN O!RS4 ,BESIDES1 SOCIAL1 ECONOMIC1 & CULTURAL PRESSURES TO HAVE OR NOT TO HAVE *ILDR5 CANNOT BE TACKL$ ?R\< 9DIVIDUAL LIFE/YLE *OICES & GUILT TRIPS4 ,AN EMANCIPATORY RESPONSE TO CLIMATE *ANGE REQUIRES A POLITICAL & SOCIAL SOLUTION4 ,WE %\LD BE ATTACK+ CAPITALISM1 NOT *ILDR5 & FAMILIES4 ,9 A WORLD :]E *ILDR5 >E KILL$ OV] OIL & EXPLOIT$ AT ! H&S ( MULTI-NATIONAL CORPORATIONS1 IT ISN'T SURPRIS+ ?AT *ILDR5 WILL EV5TUALLY BE BLAM$ = CAPITALISM'S FUCK-UPS4 ,CAPITALISM DOESN'T MAKE S5SE & NEI!R DO CAPITALI/ SOLUTIONS4 ,! 'OV]POPULATION' >GUM5T IGNORES ! CONTRADICTIONS 9H]5T 9 CAPITALISM ?AT M$IATE ! RELATION%IP BETWE5 HUMAN BE+S & ! 5VIRONM5T & ALREADY LIMIT \R FRE$OM & DESIRES ON A REAL EV]YDAY LEVEL4 ,9/EAD ( ACKN[L$G+ ! UNPREC$5T$ GLOBAL DISA/]S ?AT SEEM TO SPIRAL AS CAPITALISM GR[S & SPREADS ITS DE/RUCTIVE W+S1 ! 'OV]POPULATION' >GUM5T ASKS NOT = A NEW =M ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION 7?AT MI$ MORE EV5LY1 CONTRIBUT+ TO LESS POV]TY1 MORE SU/A9ABLE LIFE/YLES & FEW] W>S71 BUT TAKES ! %AMEFUL & HOPELESS R\TE ( ASK+ PEOPLE TO HAVE FEW] *ILDR54 ,9 A WORLD :]E WE >E REPEAT$LY SCREW$ OV]1 WE >E N[ BE+ ASK$ NOT TO SCREW6 ,! FUTURE IS NOT :AT IT US$ TO BE ,= SOME YE>S N[ EV]YONE IS TALK+ AB\T CLIMATE *ANGE -- ,ANGELA ,M]KEL1 ! ,G#h1 ! ,WORLD ,BANK1 ,AL ,GORE1 ,C,E,O'S1 ! F>M]S ORGANIZATION 0,VIA ,CAMPES9A01 ALL ( !M HAVE SOME?+ TO SAY AB\T ! CLIMATE4 ,EXCEPT ! RADICAL LEFT4 ,MANY 9 ! ,RADICAL LEFT (T5 DISMISS CLIMATE POLITICS AS A FA%ION TOPIC ( ALT]NATIVE LEFTI/S1 TO BE ( 9T]E/ MA9LY TO ! GRE5 B\RGEOISIE4 ,9 ?IS CONTEXT ECOLOGICAL ISSUES >E QUICKLY EQUAT$ ) ! SIMPLE CALL = A R5\NCEM5T ( CONSUMPTION1 :I* WILL PRODUCE NO?+ BUT AN 9DIVIDUALIZATION ( ! PROBLEM4 ,= GOOD REASONS ! NE$ TO DI/ANCE ONESELF FROM ! HOMEL& SECURITY TYPE ( 5VIRONM5T PROTECTION1 AS WELL AS FROM A B\RGEOIS APPROA* ( AN 9DIVIDUALLY HEAL?Y1 C>BON-NEUTRAL LIFE BAS$ ON ORGANIC FOOD1 IS 5ORM\S4 ,BUT ?IS CANNOT LEAD ! RADICAL LEFT TO ! CONCLUSION TO SIMPLY R5\NCE DEAL+ ) ! ISSUE4 ,= ! RADICAL LEFT1 ! DEBATE AB\T ECOLOGICAL ISSUES REQUIRES MA9LY A RADICAL CRITIQUE ( ECONOMIC GR[? & TE*NOLOGY4 ,IF IT WAS POSSIBLE 9 REC5T YE>S TO AVOID FAC+ ?IS DISCUSSION1 IT WILL BECOME H>D] :5 TALK+ AB\T GRE5H\SE GAS EMISSIONS4 ,:AT'S CLE> IS1 ?AT ! EFFECTS ( CAPITALI/ GR[? CAN ONLY BE SOLV$ SOCIALLY1 NOT 9DIVIDUALLY4 ,BUT IT HAS TO BE EQUALLY CLE> ?AT ! 0,EV]Y?+ = EV]YBODY0 POLICY WE HAVE PROPAGAT$ SO F> RUNS ! RISK ( BECOM+ AN EMPTY & >ROGANT PHRASE ( ! METROPOLIS1 CONSID]+ ! DRAMATICALLY DECREAS+ RES\RCES & ! ECOLOGICAL BURD5 DI/RIBUT$ SO UNEQUALLY ACROSS ! PLANET4 ,:AT C\LD ?IS 0ALL0 BE 9 ! FUTURE1 ?AT IS TO BE EQUALLY DI/RIBUT$8 ,9 \R OP9ION ! RADICAL LEFT 9 ,G]MANY HAS TO SE>* = A POLITICAL REORI5TATION1 IF %E DOESN'T WANT TO LOOSE ! CONNECTION TO ! GLOBAL LEFT CRITICAL ( ! SY/EM PRETTY SOON4 ,9 ! NEXT YE>S CLIMATE *ANGE WILL HAVE DRA/IC ECOLOGICAL1 SOCIAL & POLITICAL EFFECTS -- & ?IS NOT ONLY 9 ! GLOBAL S\? BUT ALSO H]E 9 ,EUROPE4 ,ALL P>TS ( ! RADICAL LEFT %\LD CONFRONT !MSELVES ) !SE EFFECTS1 IF !Y WANT TO HAVE ANY 9FLU5CE 9 ! UPCOM+ CONFLICTS ( SOCIETY4 ,= EXAMPLE3 ,:AT WILL HAPP51 :5 ! BORD] REGIME WE FACE TODAY COLLAPSES UND] ! MASS ( REFUGEES & !N GETS REPLAC$ BY ! MILIT>Y8 ,& :AT WILL HAPP5 BY ! TIME PETROL GETS SO EXP5SIVE ?AT ! AV]AGE CITIZ5S CANNOT AF=D TO FLY TO ,MALLORCA = HOLIDAYS ANYMORE OR DRIVE TO WORK ) !IR C>S8 ,= ! RADICAL LEFT ?IS (F]S ! *ANCE TO SC&ALIZE ! SOCIAL FAILURE ( CAPITALISM1 & TO DISMANTLE IT IDEOLOGICALLY & PRACTICALLY4 ,RIE %IFT$ ON TO ! POOR PEOPLE ( ! WORLD )\T RE/RA9T & 9 OP5 PUBLIC -- & ONLY LITTLE DISS5T IS TO BE HE>D FROM ! RI* METROPOLIS444 ,CLIMATE *ANGE DOES NOT ONLY POSE A ?REAT1 IT IS ALSO A *ANCE4 ,BY ! TIME ADJU/M5TS TO CLIMATE *ANGE HAVE BE5 MADE1 IT WILL HAVE LEAD TO DRA/IC ECONOMIC & SOCIAL 9/ABILITY1 & ! QUE/ION WILL NO LONG] BE IF !RE WILL BE RADICAL POLITICAL *ANGES1 BUT :I* *ANGES !SE WILL BE4 7EXC]PTS FROM A TEXT ORIG9ALLY WRITT5 9 ,G]MAN7 ,=GET ,%ORT] ,%[]S3 ,:Y P]SONAL *ANGE DOES NOT EQUAL POLITICAL *ANGE BY ,D]RICK ,J5S5 ,W\LD ANY SANE P]SON ?9K DUMP/] DIV+ W\LD HAVE /OPP$ ,HITL]1 OR ?AT COMPO/+ W\LD HAVE 5D$ SLAV]Y OR BR\RY+ WAT] W\LD HAVE GOTT5 PEOPLE \T ( ,CZ>I/ PRISONS1 OR ?AT DANC+ NAK$ >\ND A FIRE W\LD HAVE HELP$ PUT 9 PLACE ! ,VOT+ ,RIT ( ! PROBLEM IS ?AT WE'VE BE5 VICTIMS ( A CAMPAIGN ( SY/EMATIC MISDIRECTION4 ,CONSUM] CULTURE & ! CAPITALI/ M9DSET HAVE TAUM+4 ,BUT DID Y\ NOTICE ?AT ALL ( ! SOLUTIONS PRES5T$ HAD TO DO ) P]SONAL CONSUMPTION -- *ANG+ LIBON EMISSIONS W\LD FALL BY ONLY #bb P]C5T4 ,SCI5TIFIC CONS5SUS IS ?AT EMISSIONS MU/ BE R$UC$ BY AT LEA/ #ge P]C5T WORLDWIDE4 ,OR LET'S TALK WAT]4 ,WE SO (T5 HE> ?AT ! WORLD IS RUNN+ \T ( WAT]4 ,PEOPLE >E DY+ FROM LACK ( WAT]4 ,RIV]S >E DEWAT]$ FROM LACK ( WAT]4 ,BECAUSE ( ?IS WE NE$ TO TAKE %ORT] %[]S4 ,SEE ! DISCONNECT8 ,BECAUSE ,I TAKE %[]S1 ,I'M RESPONSIBLE = DRAW+ D[N AQUIF]S8 ,WELL1 NO4 ,MORE ?AN #i P]C5T ( ! WAT] US$ BY HUMANS IS US$ BY AGRICULTURE & 9DU/RY4 ,! REMA9+ #a P]C5T IS SPLIT BETWE5 MUNICIPALITIES & ACTUAL LIV+ BREA?+ 9DIVIDUAL HUMANS4 ,COLLECTIVELY1 MUNICIPAL GOLF C\RSES USE AS MU* WAT] AS MUNICIPAL HUMAN BE+S4 ,PEOPLE 7BO? HUMAN PEOPLE & FI% PEOPLE7 >5'T DY+ BECAUSE ! WORLD IS RUNN+ \T ( WAT]4 ,!Y'RE DY+ BECAUSE ! WAT] IS BE+ /OL54 ,OR LET'S TALK 5]GY4 ,KIRKPATRICK ,SALE SUMM>IZ$ IT WELL3 0,= ! PA/ #ae YE>S ! /ORY HAS BE5 ! SAME EV]Y YE>3 9DIVIDUAL CONSUMPTION -- RESID5TIAL1 BY PRIVATE C>1 & SO ON -- IS NEV] MORE ?AN AB\T A QU>T] ( ALL CONSUMPTION2 ! VA/ MAJORITY IS COMM]CIAL1 9DU/RIAL1 CORPORATE1 BY AGRIBUS9ESS & GOV]NM5T0 7HE =GOT MILIT>Y74 ,SO1 EV5 IF WE ALL TOOK UP CYCL+ & WOOD /OVES IT W\LD HAVE A NEGLIGIBLE IMPACT ON 5]GY USE1 GLOBAL W>M+ & ATMOSPH]IC POLLUTION40 ,OR LET'S TALK WA/E4 ,9 #b#e1 P]-CAPITA MUNICIPAL WA/E PRODUCTION 7BASICALLY EV]Y?+ ?AT'S PUT \T AT ! CURB7 9 ! ,U4,S4 WAS AB\T #a1#f#f P\NDS 7#g#e#c KG74 ,LET'S SAY Y\'RE A DIE-H>D SIMPLE-LIV+ ACTIVI/1 & Y\ R$UCE ?IS TO Z]O4 ,Y\ RECYCLE EV]Y?+4 ,Y\ BR+ CLO? BAGS %OPP+4 ,Y\ FIX Y\R TOA/]4 ,Y\R TOES POKE \T ( OLD T5NIS %OES4 ,Y\'RE NOT DONE YET1 ?\<4 ,S9CE MUNICIPAL WA/E 9CLUDES NOT JU/ RESID5TIAL WA/E1 BUT ALSO WA/E FROM GOV]NM5T (FICES & BUS9ESSES1 Y\ M>* TO ?OSE (FICES1 WA/E R$UCTION PAMPHLETS 9 H&1 & CONV9CE !M TO CUT D[N ON !IR WA/E 5\< TO ELIM9ATE Y\R %>E ( IT4 ,UH1 ,I'VE GOT SOME BAD NEWS4 ,MUNICIPAL WA/E ACC\NTS = ONLY #c P]C5T ( TOTAL WA/E PRODUCTION 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,I WANT TO BE CLE>4 ,I'M NOT SAY+ WE %\LDN'T LIVE SIMPLY4 ,I LIVE REASONABLY SIMPLY MYSELF1 BUT ,I DON'T PRET5D ?AT NOT BUY+ MU* 7OR NOT DRIV+ MU*1 OR NOT HAV+ KIDS7 IS A P[]FUL POLITICAL ACT1 OR ?AT IT'S DEEPLY REVOLUTION>Y4 ,IT'S NOT4 ,P]SONAL *ANGE DOESN'T EQUAL SOCIAL *ANGE4 ,SO H[1 !N1 & ESPECIALLY ) ALL ! WORLD AT /AKE1 HAVE WE COME TO ACCEPT !SE UTT]LY 9SUFFICI5T RESPONSES8 ,I ?9K P>T ( IT IS ?AT WE'RE 9 A D\BLE B9D4 ,A D\BLE B9D IS :]E Y\'RE GIV5 MULTIPLE OPTIONS1 BUT NO MATT] :AT OPTION Y\ *OOSE1 Y\ LOSE1 & )DRAWAL IS NOT AN OPTION4 ,AT ?IS PO9T1 IT %\LD BE PRETTY EASY TO RECOGNIZE ?AT EV]Y ACTION 9VOLV+ ! 9DU/RIAL ECONOMY IS DE/RUCTIVE 7& WE %\LDN'T PRET5D ?AT SOL> PHOTOVOLTAICS1 = EXAMPLE1 EXEMPT US FROM ?IS3 !Y /ILL REQUIRE M9+ & TRANSPORTATION 9FRA/RUCTURES AT EV]Y PO9T 9 ! PRODUCTION PROCESSES2 ! SAME CAN BE SAID = EV]Y O!R SO-CALL$ GRE5 TE*NOLOGY74 ,SO IF WE *OOSE OPTION ONE -- IF WE AVIDLY P>TICIPATE 9 ! 9DU/RIAL ECONOMY -- WE MAY 9 ! %ORT T]M ?9K WE W9 BECAUSE WE MAY ACCUMULATE WEAL?1 ! M>K] ( 0SUCCESS0 9 ?IS CULTURE4 ,BUT WE LOSE1 BECAUSE 9 DO+ SO WE GIVE UP \R EMPA?Y1 \R ANIMAL HUMANITY4 ,& WE REALLY LOSE BECAUSE 9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION IS KILL+ ! PLANET1 :I* MEANS EV]YONE LOSES4 ,IF WE *OOSE ! 0ALT]NATIVE0 OPTION ( LIV+ MORE SIMPLY1 ?US CAUS+ LESS H>M1 BUT /ILL NOT /OPP+ ! 9DU/RIAL ECONOMY FROM KILL+ ! PLANET1 WE MAY 9 ! %ORT T]M ?9K WE W9 BECAUSE WE GET TO FEEL PURE1 & WE DIDN'T EV5 HAVE TO GIVE UP ALL ( \R EMPA?Y 7JU/ 5\< TO JU/IFY NOT /OPP+ ! HORRORS71 BUT ONCE AGA9 WE REALLY LOSE BECAUSE 9DU/RIAL CIVILIZATION IS /ILL KILL+ ! PLANET1 :I* MEANS EV]YONE /ILL LOSES4 ,! ?IRD OPTION1 ACT+ DECISIVELY TO /OP ! 9DU/RIAL ECONOMY1 IS V]Y SC>Y = A NUMB] ( REASONS1 9CLUD+ BUT NOT RE/RICT$ TO ! FACT ?AT WE'D LOSE SOME ( ! LUXURIES 7LIKE ELECTRICITY7 TO :I* WE'VE GR[N ACCU/OM$1 & ! FACT ?AT ?OSE 9 P[] MIY TO /OP ?IS CULTURE FROM KILL+ ! PLANET1 !RE >E AT LEA/ F\R O!R PROBLEMS ) P]CEIV+ SIMPLE LIV+ AS A POLITICAL ACT 7AS OPPOS$ TO LIV+ SIMPLY BECAUSE ?AT'S :AT Y\ WANT TO DO74 ,! FIR/ IS ?AT IT'S PR$ICAT$ ON ! FLAW$ NOTION ?AT HUMANS 9EVITABLY H>M !IR L&BASE4 ,SIMPLE LIV+ AS A POLITICAL ACT CONSI/S SOLELY ( H>M R$UCTION1 IGNOR+ ! FACT ?AT HUMANS CAN HELP ! ,E>? AS WELL AS H>M IT4 ,WE CAN REHABILITATE /REAMS1 WE CAN GET RID ( NOXI\S 9VASIVES1 WE CAN REMOVE DAMS1 WE CAN DISRUPT A POLITICAL SY/EM TILT$ T[>D ! RI* AS WELL AS AN EXTRACTIVE ECONOMIC SY/EM1 WE CAN DE/ROY ! 9DU/RIAL ECONOMY ?AT IS DE/ROY+ ! REAL1 PHYSICAL WORLD4 ,! SECOND PROBLEM -- & ?IS IS ANO!R BIG ONE -- IS ?AT IT 9CORRECTLY ASSIGNS BLAME TO ! 9DIVIDUAL 7& MO/ ESPECIALLY TO 9DIVIDUALS :O >E P>TICUL>LY P[]LESS7 9/EAD ( TO ?OSE :O ACTUALLY WIELD P[] 9 ?IS SY/EM & TO ! SY/EM ITSELF4 ,KIRKPATRICK ,SALE AGA93 0,! :OLE 9DIVIDUALI/ :AT-Y\-CAN-DO-TO-SAVE-!-E>? GUILT TRIP IS A MY?4 ,WE1 AS 9DIVIDUALS1 >E NOT CREAT+ ! CRISES1 & WE CAN'T SOLVE !M40 ,! ?IRD PROBLEM IS ?AT IT ACCEPTS CAPITALISM'S R$EF9ITION ( US FROM CITIZ5S TO CONSUM]S4 ,BY ACCEPT+ ?IS R$EF9ITION1 WE R$UCE \R POT5TIAL =MS ( RESI/ANCE TO CONSUM+ & NOT CONSUM+4 ,CITIZ5S HAVE A MU* WID] RANGE ( AVAILABLE RESI/ANCE TACTICS1 9CLUD+ VOT+1 NOT VOT+1 RUNN+ = (FICE1 PAMPHLET+1 BOYCOTT+1 ORGANIZ+1 LOBBY+1 PROTE/+1 &1 :5 A GOV]NM5T BECOMES DE/RUCTIVE ( LIFE1 LIB]TY1 & ! PURSUIT ( HAPP9ESS1 WE HAVE ! RIE UNWILL+ 7OR UNABLE7 TO QUE/ION 7MU* LESS DE/ROY7 ! 9TELLECTUAL1 MORAL1 ECONOMIC1 & PHYSICAL 9FRA/RUCTURES ?AT CAUSE EV]Y ACT )9 AN 9DU/RIAL ECONOMY TO BE DE/RUCTIVE1 !N WE CAN EASILY COME TO BELIEVE ?AT WE WILL CAUSE ! LEA/ DE/RUCTION POSSIBLE IF WE >E DEAD4 ,! GOOD NEWS IS ?AT !RE >E O!R OPTIONS4 ,WE CAN FOLL[ ! EXAMPLES ( BRAVE ACTIVI/S :O LIV$ ?R\< ! DIFFICULT TIMES ,I M5TION$ -- ,NAZI ,G]MANY1 ,CZ>I/ ,RUSSIA1 ANTEBELLUM ,UNIT$ ,/ATES -- :O DID F> MORE ?AN MANIFE/ A =M ( MORAL PURITY2 !Y ACTIVELY OPPOS$ ! 9JU/ICES ?AT SURR\ND$ !M4 ,WE CAN FOLL[ ! EXAMPLE ( ?OSE :O REMEMB]$ ?AT ! ROLE ( AN ACTIVI/ IS NOT TO NAVIGATE SY/EMS ( OPPRESSIVE P[] ) AS MU* 9TEGRITY AS POSSIBLE1 BUT RA!R TO CONFRONT & TAKE D[N ?OSE SY/EMS4 ,SIX ,>GUM5TS AGA9/ ,ALT]NATIVE ,9DU/RIALISM BY ,MIKKO ,VIRTAN5 ,ALMO/ EV]YONE FROM CAPITALI/S TO MA9/REAM 5VIRONM5TALI/S & AN>*I/S >E PROPOS+ A MASSIVE CON/RUCTION PROJECT ( ALT]NATIVE 9DU/RIAL 9FRA/RUCTURE1 REPLAC+ ! CURR5T HI< EMITT+ 9FRA/RUCTURE1 TO SOLVE ! PROBLEM ( GLOBAL W>M+4 ,!SE PEOPLE SAY WE NE$ MORE W9D 5]GY1 SOL> 5]GY & OCEAN 5]GY1 A NEW ELECTRICAL GRID1 ELECTRIC C>S1 & EV5 5]GY EFFICI5T H\SEHOLD APPLIANCES4 ,IF CRITIQUE ( CAPITALISM IS UNCOMMON !SE DAYS1 !N CRITIQUE ( ALT]NATIVE 9DU/RIALISM IS EV5 LESS COMMON4 ,H]E >E SOME >GUM5TS (T5 LEFT \T ( ! DEBATE4 ,TO BUILD A NEW GRE5 9FRA/RUCTURE ( SU* A MASSIVE SCALE W\LD REQUIRE A LOT ( 5]GY & MAT]IALS1 :I* CAN ONLY BE PROVID$ ?R\< ! USE ( ALREADY EXI/+ FOSSIL FUEL BAS$ 9FRA/RUCTURE4 ,9EVITABLY ?IS W\LD LEAD TO A LOT ( NET GRE5H\SE GAS EMISSIONS1 9 A SITUATION :5 WE NE$ TO />T R$UC+ !M QUICKLY4 ,! PRODUCTION ( ?IS NEW 9FRA/RUCTURE WILL REQUIRE A VA/ AM\NT ( RAW MAT]IALS1 MU* ( :I* >E NOT R5EWABLE !MSELVES1 & >E 5VIRONM5TALLY DE/RUCTIVE TO OBTA94 ,ALT]NATIVE 9DU/RIAL TE*NOLOGIES1 SU* AS W9D TURB9ES1 SOL> PANELS & ELECTRIC C>S REQUIRE A LOT ( R>E E>? METALS ?AT >E ALREADY 9 %ORT SUPPLY FROM ! CURR5T ALT]NATIVE 9DU/RIALISM BOOM4 ,IT HAS YET TO BE PROV5 IF WE EV5 HAVE ! RAW MAT]IALS AVAILABLE TO MAKE 5\< W9D TURB9ES & SOL> PANELS TO KEEP UP CURR5T LEVELS ( 5]GY CONSUMPTION OR ANY SIGNIFICANT LEVEL ( 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION AT ALL4 ,! NEW SURGE 9 GRE5 MANUFACTUR+ PUTS A LOT ( PRESSURE TO OP5 NEW M9ES & TO BUILD NEW PROCESS+ PLANTS4 ,!SE NEW M9ES & O!R ME?ODS ( RES\RCE EXTRACTION WILL 9EVITABLY DE/ROY & POISON LOCAL COMMUNITIES >\ND ! S\RCE ( EXTRACTION4 ,EV5 ,JANA ,H>TL9E1 ,TOYOTA'S 5VIRONM5TAL COMMUNICATION MANAG] ADMITS3 0,M9+ 9 ANY WAY1 %APE OR =M IS NEV] AN 5VIRONM5TALLY FRI5DLY PROCESS4 ,?AT'S ! NATURE ( ! BEA/40 ,IF 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION W]E TO BE ECOLOGICALLY SU/A9ABLE1 IT W\LD HAVE TO BE A CLOS$ LOOP :5 IT COMES TO NONR5EWABLE MAT]IALS4 ,9 O!R WORDS #a .0 RECYCL+4 ,) CURR5T TE*NOLOGY1 ?IS IS IMPOSSIBLE4 ,A QUE/ION ?AT %\LDN'T BE UND]E/IMAT$ = ANTI AU?ORIT>IANS IS :E!R OR NOT IT IS POSSIBLE TO SU/A9 ! L>GE SCALE COOP]ATION & DEEP SPECIALIZATION NECESS>Y = RUNN+ ANY TYPE ( 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION1 )\T FALL+ 9TO HI]>*ICAL WAYS ( ORGANIZATION4 ,?IS %\LD NOT BE TAK5 LI*I/ LABOR UNION :I* CONTROLL$ MU* ( 9DU/RIAL PRODUCTION 9 SOME >EAS ( ,SPA9 DUR+ ! 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BANKS TO ! C> 9DU/RY1 FROM ! ,U,S TO ,WE/]N ,EUROPE1 FROM ,WE/]N TO ,EA/]N ,EUROPE444 ,NOBODY SEEMS TO KN[ :]E ! CRISIS WILL /RIKE NEXT4 ,ALL ?AT IS CLE> IS ?AT IT WILL CONT9UE TO /RIKE1 & /RIKE1 & /RIKE4 ,?IS IS NOT A 'NORMAL' ECONOMIC CRISIS1 I4E4 ONE ?AT IS CAUS$ BY ! NORMAL UPS & D[NS ( AN ECONOMIC CYCLE4 ,?IS CRISIS GOES DEEP3 IT IS ! RESULT ( DECADES ( NEOLIB]AL ASSAULTS ON WAGES & WELF>E B5EFITS1 LEAD+ TO AN EXCESS ( SUPPLY ( GOODS & S]VICES OV] DEM&4 ,OR 9 O!R WORDS3 !RE'S TOO MU* /UFF ?AT WANTS TO BE B\E L[1 PRODUCTIVITY GR[? IS DEPRESS$1 & ?IS TIME1 UNLIKE ! LA/ FEW TIMES A CRISIS SEEM$ TO ?REAT5 ! WOBBLY $IFICE ( NEOLIB]ALISM1 !RE IS NO NEW BUBBLE 9 SI\ND ! WORLD4 ,SO TO SUM UP3 GLOBAL CAPITALISM REALLY ISN'T DO+ SO WELL !SE DAYS1 & ?AT'S NOT EV5 M5TION+ ! 5]GY CRISIS1 ! CRUMBL+ ( ,U,S-HEGEMONY1 ETC41 ETC444 ,& !N !RE'S :AT WE CALL ! 'BIOCRISIS'3 ! MULTIPLE SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL CRISIS T5D5CIES ?AT >ISE AS A RESULT ( ! ANTAGONISM BETWE5 COLLECTIVE HUMAN SURVIVAL 9 RELATIVELY /ABLE ECO-SOCIAL SY/EMS1 & ! REQUIREM5TS ( ECONOMIC GR[?4 ,! MO/ PROM95T ( !SE IS NO D\BT ! CLIMATE CRISIS1 BUT FUR!R CRISIS T5D5CIES1 ALL ( :I* /& 9 A REASONABLY DIRECT RELATION%IP TO CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION1 >E3 LOSS ( BIODIV]SITY2 LACK ( ACCESS TO WAT]2 LOSS ( >ABLE L& ?R\< ]OSION & DES]TIFICATION2 OV]FI%+2 DE/RUCTION ( =E/S1 & SO ON4 ,?IS BIOCRISIS1 :ILE A ?REAT TO US AS HUMAN BE+S1 IS ACTUALLY QUITE 9T]E/+ = CAPITAL3 IT MIS'1 OR MAYBE GET A NEW 'GRE5' CON/RUCTION BOOM GO+4 ,?IS W\LD MEAN KICK-/>T+ ECONOMIC GR[? AGA91 & -- FROM ! P]SPECTIVE ( CAPITAL -- ALL W\LD BE WELL AGA94 ,BECAUSE ?AT IS ALL ?AT CAPITAL CAN & MU/ C>E AB\T3 ECONOMIC GR[?4 ,:E!R OR NOT ! BIOCRISIS IS SOLV$ BY SU* 'GRE5 GR[?' IS NOT 9 FACT ! QUE/ION -- IT CANNOT BE4 ,BUT :AT IF SOLUTIONS TO ! CLIMATE & BIOCRISIS REQUIRE ACTIONS ?AT W\LD R$UCE GR[? RATES BEL[ Z]O8 ,>E ! -- L>GELY -- WELL-MEAN+ ADVOCATES ( A ,GRE5 ,NEW ,DEAL PREP>$ TO GO ?IS F>8 ,NO?+ 9 !IR PROPOSALS SO F> SEEMS TO SUGGE/ ?AT ?IS IS ! CASE444 ,?IS IS ! CONTEXT = \R #b !SES AGA9/ GRE5 CAPITALISM4 ,WE BELIEVE ?AT ! BIOCRISIS IS FUNDAM5TALLY CAUS$ BY ECONOMIC GR[? 9 A FOSSILI/IC CAPITALI/ SY/EM4 ,= EXAMPLE1 #be YE>S ( 9DU/RIAL CAPITALISM HAVE EQUAL$ #be YE>S ( EXPLOSIVE RISES 9 C>BON EMISSIONS4 ,ONLY IF WE MANAGE TO USE ! POLITICAL SPACE OP5$ BY ! CURR5T CRISIS TO REALLY TACKLE ! MAD1 DE/RUCTIVE NE$ = GR[? ?AT IS AT ! HE>T ( BO? CAPITALISM & ! BIOCRISIS CAN WE HOPE TO SOLVE ! LATT] -- NOT ?R\< SOME SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC T9K]+ >\ND CAPITALISM'S DE/RUCTIVE $GES4 ,A ,GRE5 ,NEW ,DEAL S\NDS NICE1 BUT FALLS %ORT ( ?IS4 ,9 ! CURR5T CLIMATE1 IT IS POSSIBLE TO *ALL5GE ! FUNDAM5TALS ( CAPITALISM4 ,SO WE %\LD HAVE ! C\RAGE TO DO SO4 ,LET'S BE REALI/IC & DEM& ! POSSIBLE3 %UT D[N GLOBAL CAPITALISM -- FOSSILI/IC OR GRE5WA%$6 ,! CURR5T WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS M>KS ! 5D ( ! NEOLIB]AL PHASE ( CAPITALISM4 ',BUS9ESS AS USUAL' 7F9ANCIALISATION1 D]EGULATION1 PRIVATIZATION4447 IS ?US NO LONG] AN OPTION3 NEW SPACES ( ACCUMULATION & TYPES ( POLITICAL REGULATION WILL NE$ TO BE F\ND BY GOV]NM5TS & CORPORATIONS TO KEEP CAPITALISM GO+ ,ALONGSIDE ! ECONOMIC & POLITICAL AS WELL AS 5]GY CRISES1 !RE IS ANO!R CRISIS ROCK+ ! WORLD3 ! BIOCRISIS1 ! RESULT ( A SUICIDAL MISMAT* BETWE5 ! ECOLOGICAL LIFE SUPPORT SY/EM ?AT GU>ANTEES \R COLLECTIVE HUMAN SURVIVAL & CAPITAL'S NE$ = CON/ANT GR[? ,?IS BIOCRISIS IS AN IMM5SE DANG] TO \R COLLECTIVE SURVIVAL1 BUT LIKE ALL CRISES IT ALSO PRES5TS US1 SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 ) A HI/ORIC OPPORTUNITY3 TO REALLY GO = CAPITALISM'S EXPOS$ JUGUL>1 ITS NE$ = UNCEAS+1 DE/RUCTIVE1 9SANE GR[? ,( ! PROPOSALS ?AT HAVE EM]G$ FROM GLOBAL ELITES1 ! ONLY ONE ?AT PROMISES TO ADDRESS ALL !SE CRISES IS ! ',GRE5 ,NEW ,DEAL'4 ,?IS IS NOT ! CUDDLY GRE5 CAPITALISM #a4 ( ORGANIC AGRICULTURE & ,D4,I4,Y4 W9DMILLS1 BUT A PROPOSAL = A NEW 'GRE5' PHASE ( CAPITALISM ?AT SEEKS TO G5]ATE PR(ITS FROM ! PIECEMEAL ECOLOGICAL MOD]NIZATION ( C]TA9 KEY >EAS ( PRODUCTION 7C>S1 5]GY1 ETC47 ,GRE5 CAPITALISM #b4 CANNOT SOLVE ! BIOCRISIS 7CLIMATE *ANGE & O!R ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS SU* AS ! DANG]\S R$UCTION ( BIODIV]SITY71 BUT RA!R TRIES TO PR(IT FROM IT4 ,IT !RE=E DOES NOT FUNDAM5TALLY ALT] ! COLLISION C\RSE ON :I* ANY M>KET-DRIV5 ECONOMY SETS HUMANITY ) ! BIOSPH]E4 ,?IS ISN'T ! #a#i#cS4 ,!N1 UND] ! PRESSURE ( P[]FUL SOCIAL MOVEM5TS1 ! OLD ',NEW ,DEAL' R$I/RIBUT$ P[] & WEAL? D[NW>D4 ,! ',NEW ,NEW' & ',GRE5 ,NEW ,DEAL' DISCUSS$ BY ,OBAMA1 GRE5 P>TIES ALL >\ND ! WORLD1 & EV5 SOME MULT9ATIONALS IS MORE AB\T WELF>E = CORPORATIONS ?AN = PEOPLE ,GRE5 ,CAPITALISM WON'T *ALL5GE ! P[] ( ?OSE :O ACTUALLY PRODUCE MO/ GRE5H\SE GASES3 ! 5]GY COMPANIES1 AIRL9ES & C>MAK]S1 9DU/RIAL AGRICULTURE1 BUT WILL SIMPLY %[] !M ) MORE MONEY TO HELP MA9TA9 !IR PR(IT RATES BY MAK+ SMALL ECOLOGICAL *ANGES ?AT WILL BE TOO LITTLE1 TOO LATE ,BECAUSE GLOBALLY1 WORK+ PEOPLE HAVE LO/ !IR P[] TO B>GA9 & DEM& RIIAN ONE4 ,JU/IFI$ BY ! ?REAT ( ECOLOGICAL CRISIS IT WILL 'MANAGE' ! SOCIAL UNRE/ ?AT WILL NECESS>ILY GR[ FROM ! IMPOV]I%M5T ?AT LIES 9 ! WAKE ( RIS+ CO/ ( LIV+ 7FOOD1 5]GY1 ETC47 & FALL+ WAGES ,9 GRE5 CAPITALISM1 ! POOR WILL HAVE TO BE EXCLUD$ FROM CONSUMPTION1 PU%$ TO ! M>G9S1 :ILE ! WEAL?Y WILL GET TO '(FSET' !IR CONT9U$ 5VIRONM5TALLY DE/RUCTIVE BEHAVIOR1 %OPP+ & SAV+ ! PLANET AT ! SAME TIME ,AN AU?ORIT>IAN /ATE1 MASSIVE CLASS 9EQUALITIES1 WELF>E GIV5 TO CORPORATIONS3 FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( SOCIAL & ECOLOGICAL EMANCIPATION1 GRE5 CAPITALISM WILL BE A DISA/] ?AT WE CAN NEV] RECOV] FROM4 ,TODAY1 WE HAVE A *ANCE TO GET BEYOND ! SUICIDAL MADNESS ( CON/ANT GR[?4 ,TOMORR[1 BY ! TIME WE'VE ALL GOTT5 US$ TO ! NEW GRE5 REGIME1 ?AT *ANCE MAY BE GONE ,9 GRE5 CAPITALISM1 !RE IS A DANG] ?AT E/ABLI%$1 MA9/REAM 5VIRONM5TAL GR\PS WILL COME TO PLAY ! ROLE ?AT TRADE UNIONS PLAY$ 9 ! ,=DI/ ]A3 ACT+ AS SAFETY VALVES TO MAKE SURE ?AT DEM&S = SOCIAL *ANGE1 ?AT \R COLLECTIVE RAGE REMA9 )9 ! B\ND>IES SET BY ! NE$S ( CAPITAL & GOV]NM5TS ,ALB]T ,E9/E9 DEF9$ '9SANITY' AS 0DO+ ! SAME ?+ OV] & OV] AGA9 & EXPECT+ DIFF]5T RESULTS40 ,9 ! PA/ DECADE1 9 SPITE ( ,KYOTO1 NOT ONLY HAS ! CONC5TRATION ( GRE5H\SE GASES 9 ! ATMOSPH]E 9CREAS$ -- SO1 TOO1 HAS ! RATE ( 9CREASE4 ,DO WE SIMPLY WANT MORE ( ! SAME8 ,W\LDN'T ?AT BE 9SANE8 ,9T]NATIONAL CLIMATE AGREEM5TS PROMOTE FALSE SOLUTIONS ?AT >E (T5 MORE AB\T 5]GY SECURITY ?AN CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,F> FROM SOLV+ ! CRISIS1 EMISSIONS TRAD+1 ,C,M,D1 JO9T IMPLEM5TATION1 (FSETS & SO ON1 ALL PROVIDE A POLITICAL %IELD = ! CONT9U$ PRODUCTION ( GRE5H\SE GASES ) IMPUNITY ,= MANY COMMUNITIES 9 ! GLOBAL ,S\?1 !SE FALSE SOLUTIONS 7AGR(UELS1 'GRE5 DES]TS'1 ,C,D,M-PROJECTS7 >E BY N[ (T5 A GREAT] ?REAT ?AN CLIMATE *ANGE ITSELF ,REAL SOLUTIONS TO ! CLIMATE CRISIS WON'T BE DREAM$ UP BY GOV]NM5TS OR CORPORATIONS4 ,!Y CAN ONLY EM]GE FROM BEL[1 FROM GLOBALLY NETWORK$ SOCIAL MOVEM5TS = CLIMATE JU/ICE ,SU* SOLUTIONS 9CLUDE3 NO TO FREE TRADE1 NO TO PRIVATIZATION1 NO TO FLEXIBLE ME*ANISMS4 ,YES TO FOOD SOV]EIGNTY1 YES TO DEGR[?1 YES TO RADICAL DEMOCRACY & TO LEAV+ ! RES\RCES 9 ! GR\ND ,AS AN EM]G+ GLOBAL CLIMATE JU/ICE MOVEM5T1 WE MU/ FI5'T ! SAME ?+1 BUT3 ! ,COP5HAG5-PROTOCOL WILL BE A C5TRAL REGULATORY 9/ANCE ( GRE5 CAPITALISM JU/ AS ! ,W,T,O WAS C5TRAL TO NEOLIB]AL CAPITALISM4 ,SO H[ TO RELATE TO IT8 ,! ,DANI% GR\P ,KLIMA,X >GUES3 ,A GOOD DEAL IS BETT] ?AN NO DEAL -- BUT NO DEAL IS WAY BETT] ?AN A BAD ONE ,! *ANCE ?AT GOV]NM5TS WILL COME UP ) A 'GOOD DEAL' 9 ,COP5HAG5 IS SLIM TO NONE4 ,\R AIM MU/ !RE=E BE TO DEM& AGREEM5T ON REAL SOLUTIONS4 ,FAIL+ ?AT3 TO =GET ,KYOTO1 & %UT D[N ,COP5HAG56 7:ATEV] ! TACTIC7 ,>E ,WE ,ANY:]E83 ,! 7PO/7POLITICS ( CLIMATE *ANGE BY ,B5 ,LE> 0,EV]Y?+ IS RATIONAL 9 CAPITALISM1 EXCEPT CAPITAL OR CAPITALISM ITSELF 444! SY/EM IS DEM5T$1 YET IT WORKS V]Y WELL AT ! SAME TIME40 ,FELIX ,GUATT>RI1 #aiie 0,WE MEAN BUS9ESS :5 WE TALK AB\T CLIMATE *ANGE40 ,JOSE ,MANUEL ,B>ROSO1 ,EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESID5T1 #bi ,! ,C,O,P-#a#e SUMMIT APPE>S LIKELY TO BE ! BIGGE/ POLITICAL SPECTACLE ( ! PA/ FEW YE>S4 ,9SIDE ! SUMMIT DELEGATES FROM #ag C\NTRIES1 CORPORATE LOBBYI/S & ,N,G,O REPRES5TATIVES WILL COME TOGE!R UND] ! BANN] ( ! ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS ,FRAMEWORK ,CONV5TION ON ,CLIMATE ,*ANGE 7,U,N,F,C,C,C7 TO BROK] A DEAL TO 0DEFEAT CLIMATE *ANGE04 ,! ,C,O,P-#a#e WILL BE A CORE GLOBAL GOV]NANCE ME*ANISM ?R\< :I* CLIMATE *ANGE MITIGATION WILL BE IMPLEM5T$ & ! DEAL ?AT WILL EM]GE HAS ! POT5TIAL TO AFFECT ! 5TIRE SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL FIELD4 ,\TSIDE ! CONF]5CE BO? 5VIRONM5TAL ACTIVI/S & 5VIRONM5TAL M9I/]S >E CALL+ = A MASS MOBILIZATION TO SAVE HUMANITY FROM CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,! ,C,O,P-#a#e SUMMIT IS A UNIQUE SPATIAL & TEMPORAL COND5SATION ( ! CLIMATE MITIGATION DEBATE & AS SU* PROVIDES A CLE> L5S ?R\< :I* TO VIEW BROAD] PROCESS ( CAPITALI/ GOV]NANCE4 ,?IS >TICLE HOPES TO TEASE \T SOME ( ! IMPLICATIONS ?AT A RADICAL ANALYSIS ( ! 7PO/7POLITICS ( CLIMATE *ANGE MITIGATION HAS = 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5TS 9 P>TICUL>1 & )9 GLOBAL SOCIETY MORE G5]ALLY4 ,A RECOGNITION ( ! UNIQUE *>ACT]I/ICS ( CONTEMPOR>Y GLOBAL GOV]NANCE IS VITAL = ?OSE SEEK+ TO MOVE BEYOND ITS LIMITATIONS RA!R ?AN OP]ATE )9 !M4 ,! PO/-POLITICS ( CLIMATE *ANGE ,! =MAL POLITICAL SPACE ( ! ,C,O,P-#a#e1 & CLIMATE *ANGE MITIGATION 9 G5]AL1 CAN BE DEF9$ BY ITS EMPHASIS ON CONS5SUS4 ,! >TICULATION ( ANTAGONI/IC POSITIONS HAS BE5 SUBSUM$ )9 A NEW POLITICAL SPACE GR\ND$ UPON SCI5CE & TE*NOCRATIC ADM9I/RATION1 :]E ! ONLY LEGITIMATE DEBATES ?AT REMA9 CONC]N ! F9] PO9TS ( ! GOV]NANCE ME*ANISMS TO BE IMPLEM5T$4 ,CLIMATE *ANGE HAS BECOME DEPOLITICIZ$ & DEBATE IS N[ FRAM$ )9 ! SCI5TIFIC & APOLITICAL FRAME ( C>BON P>TS P] MILLION 9 ! ATMOSPH]E4 ,H[EV]1 DESPITE APPE>+ AS A NONPOLITICAL ISSUE1 IT IS ! EXACT OPPOSITE4 ,C>BON EMISSIONS /EM FROM CONCRETE =MS ( PRODUCTION ?AT >E !MSELVES ! RESULT ( POLITICAL CONTE/ATION4 ,BY FOCUS+ ON C>BON & NOT ! FL[S ( CAPITAL RESPONSIBLE = !IR EMISSION1 POLICYMAK]S >E CONFUS+ ! EFFECTS ) ! SY/EM ?AT PRODUCES !M4 ,?IS FOCUS ON C>BON HELPS TO 9SULATE CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION FROM CRITICISM BY EXT]NALIZ+ ! PROBLEM & DIVORC+ IT FROM ITS SOCIAL CONTEXT4 ,:ILE CLIMATE *ANGE HAS BE5 DEF9$ & DEPOLITICIZ$ 9 T]MS ( C>BON RA!R ?AN CAPITAL1 ANY POLICY NE$S POLITICAL SUPPORT TO BE IMPLEM5T$4 ,! POLITICAL WILLP[] TO ACT ON CLIMATE *ANGE HAS BE5 GALVANIZ$ ?R\< AN APOCALYPTIC & MILL5>IAN N>RATIVE4 ,! >GUM5T = AV]T+ CLIMATE *ANGE IS CLE> & UNEQUIVOCAL3 IF CLIMATE *ANGE IS NOT AV]T$ WE WILL FACE GLOBAL DISA/] :I* WILL MO/ AFFECT ! MAJORITY WORLD4 ,!RE=E1 ! >GUM5T CONT9UES1 WE MU/ ACT ?IS V]Y 9/ANT 9 ANY WAY POSSIBLE TO AV]T ?IS CATA/ROPHIC BUILD UP ( GRE5H\SE GASES 9 ! ATMOSPH]E4 ,CLIMATE *ANGE !RE=E BECOMES FRAM$ AS A UNIV]SAL PROBLEM REQUIR+ AN IMM$IATE1 UNIT$ GLOBAL RESPONSE4 ,FAC$ ) ! PROSPECT ( APOCALYPSE1 OLD LEFT-RIBON CONS5SUS0 >E M>G9ALIZ$ AS EXTREMI/S OR AS RELICS ( A PREVI\S TIME4 ,! CLIMATE *ANGE BANN] IS A 7C>BON NEUTRAL7 RA9B[ LEAD+ T[>DS A DEC>BONIZ$ SOCIETY REG>DLESS ( ! MODE ( PRODUCTION :I* OP]ATES )9 IT4 ,! ?REAT ( APOCALYPSE & ! RESULTANT EMPHASIS ON HA/E FAIL TO RECOGNIZE ! DAILY CRISIS MANY ALREADY EXP]I5CE DUE TO ! PROCESSES ( CAPITAL4 ,?IS DISC\RSE IS ALSO REPRODUC$ )9 RADICAL 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5TS :]E ! 0NECESSITIES0 ( ACTION >E PLAC$ BE=E 0AB/RACT0 & 0DIVISIVE0 POLITICAL DEBATES4 ,:AT IS NE$$ )9 RADICAL MOVEM5TS1 WE >E TOLD1 >E 0MORE PEOPLE01 0MORE AW>5ESS0 & 0MORE ACTION04 ,CLIMATE *ANGE DISC\RSE HAS !RE=E BECOME A PO/-POLITICAL SPACE DEVOID ( ANTAGONISM ?AT IS FOCUS$ ON IMPLEM5T+ POLICY BAS$ ON SCI5CE1 TE*NOLOGY & M>KETS4 ,?IS APPEAL TO UNIV]SAL ACTION HAS HELP$ TO %ORT CIRCUIT REAL POLITICAL DEBATE OV] POSSIBLE FUTURE SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL RELATION%IPS4 ,)9 ?IS DEPOLITICIZ$ SPACE ,DAVID ,MILLIB&'S CALL = 0MILLIONS ON ! /REETS01 9 A 0,MAKE ,POV]TY ,HI/ORY0 /YLE MOBILIZATION TO GIVE ,GORDON ,BR[N A M&ATE AT ! ,C,O,P-#a#e1 SITS COM=TABLY ) 5VIRONM5TAL ACTIVI/S CALL+ = A PRAGMATIC 5GAGEM5T ) ! PROCESS4 ,MU* LIKE ! ,GL5EAGLES ,G#h SUMMIT1 ,C,O,P-#a#e APPE>S TO BE RECUP]AT+ ANTAGONISM 9 ORD] TO RE->TICULATE GLOBAL PATT]NS ( CAPITAL4 ,! PO/-POLITICAL CONDITION ACTIVELY =ECLOSES ! CREATION ( POLITICAL -- ?AT IS1 ANTAGONI/IC -- MOM5TS 9 :I* ! SOCIAL RELATIONS UPON :I* ALL REALITY IS GR\ND$ COME 9TO QUE/ION4 ,! 5]GY G5]AT$ VIA SOCIAL MOVEM5TS IS FUNNEL$ 9TO SY/EMS ( GOV]NANCE 9 ORD] TO REPRODUCE ! BASIS ( CONT9U$ CAPITAL ACCUMULATION2 ?AT IS1 ! 9ITIAL S\RCE ( DISCONT5T4 ,?IS IS TY+ ! WORLD 9TO A DISA/R\S C\RSE ( ACTION4 ,CLIMATE *ANGE MU/ BE DEF9$ AS AN ISSUE ( CAPITAL1 NOT C>BON4 ,CONTR>Y TO ! CLAIMS ( PROPON5TS ( ! EM]G+ 0GRE50 ECONOMY1 !RE IS NO EQUITABLE TE*NOLOGICAL SOLUTION TO CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,A DE-C>BONIZ$ GLOBAL ECONOMY 7AS MANY WI% TO SEE7 WILL /ILL BE A CAPITALI/ ECONOMY ) ALL ! SOCIAL & 5VIRONM5TAL DAMAGE ?IS 5TAILS4 ,A GRE5] =M ( CAPITALISM WILL BE A MORE AU/]E =M ( CAPITALISM 9 :I* 9CREAS+ UNRE/ WILL REQUIRE DISCIPL9E ?R\< 9CREAS+LY AU?ORIT>IAN =MS ( /ATE P[]4 ,AT BE/1 CAPITALI/ CLIMATE 0SOLUTIONS0 WILL BE A PYRRHIC VICTORY 9 :I* CATA/ROPHIC CLIMATE *ANGE IS AV]T$ AT ! EXP5SE ( ! GLOBAL MAJORITY4 ,! ,C,O,P-#a#e PROCESS CAN BE SE5 AS ONE P>T ( ?IS EM]G+ 'GRE5 NEW DEAL' 9 :I* CONV]G+ ECOLOGICAL & F9ANCIAL CRISES CAN BE RECUP]AT$ 9TO CIRCUITS ( CAPITAL ACCUMULATION4 ,! BURGEON+ C>BON M>KET WILL PRIM>ILY B5EFIT PRIVATE 9T]E/S 9 ! ,NOR?1 :O WILL PR(IT FROM ! SYN]GY BETWE5 POSSESS+ SURPLUS CAPITAL & ! NE$ TO (FSET !IR EMISSIONS VIA 0DEVELOPM5T0 PROJECTS 9 ! GLOBAL ,S\? :I* LOOK LIKELY TO ONLY B5EFIT SMALL SECTIONS ( LOCAL ELITES4 ,EV5 *ANGES )9 5]GY PRODUCTION SY/EMS AWAY FROM COAL 7A T>GET ( MANY RADICAL MOVEM5TS7 T[>DS R5EWABLE PRODUCTION APPE> LIKELY TO 5TAIL ! 5CLOSURE ( ! COMMONS1 ! DISPLACEM5T ( COMMUNITIES & ! RE-CONSOLIDATION ( GLOBAL 5]GY CORPORATIONS4 ,REAL POLITICAL ANTAGONISM HAS BE5 TRUMP$ BY A PROCESS :OSE DE/RUCTIVE & DEEPLY POLITICAL NATURE HAS BE5 OBSCUR$ BEH9D A SCI5TIFIC & APP>5TLY UNIV]SAL M&ATE = ACTION4 ,?AT ! M$IA & ! 5TIRE POLITICAL SPECTRUM APPE> 9 SUPPORT ( ?IS PROCESS MAKES A TRULY ANTI-CAPITALI/ 9T]V5TION EV5 MORE PROBLEMATIC4 ,BY DEM&+ ! 5D ( CAPITALI/ SOCIAL RELATION%IPS & REFUS+ TO ACCEPT EXI/+ =MS ( BIO-POLITICAL GOV]NANCE WE >E >TICULAT+ A DEM& ?AT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE ACCOMMODAT$ )9 ! EXI/+ POLITICAL SPH]E4 ,DESPITE ?IS1 WE MU/ ACT4 ,RADICAL MOVEM5TS MU/ REMA9 RELEVANT IF !Y WI% TO BE SUCCESSFUL1 & CLIMATE *ANGE HAS BECOME A C5TRAL MOTIF = ! ORGANIZATION ( CONTEMPOR>Y GLOBAL SOCIETY4 ,H[EV]1 A PR9CIPL$ 9T]V5TION MU/ EMBODY A REJECTION ( ! CURR5T ORGANIZATION ( CAPITALISM & ! FALSE SOLUTIONS BE+ SUPPORT$ BY ! ,C,O,P-#a#e & MANY LIB]ALS & 5VIRONM5TALI/S :O WI% TO 0MAKE ,KYOTO ,/RONG]01 ALL ( :OM >E 9 FACT PU%+ = A MORE AU/]E =M ( CAPITALISM4 ,FAC$ ) !SE *OICES1 ! ONLY PR9CIPL$ POSITION = AN ANTI-CAPITALI/ 9T]V5TION IS ?AT ( NEGATION4 ,\R POLITICS MU/ REJECT BO? ! CURR5T =M ( CAPITALISM & ITS EM]G+ SUCCESSOR1 0,GRE5 ,CAPITALISM04 ,?IS IS NOT BAS$ ON POLITICAL IDEALISM BUT RA!R ON AN OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS4 ,! REAL IDEALI/S APPE> TO BE ?OSE ?AT BELIEVE ?AT CAPITALISM CAN BE RE=M$ & CAN FUNCTION SU/A9ABLY )9 ! OBJECTIVE B>RI]S ( ! BIO-PHYSICAL WORLD4 ,EV5 IF CLIMATE *ANGE IS AV]T$1 ! SPECT]S ( FOOD1 WAT] & SOIL CRISES LOOM ON ! HORIZON4 ,?OSE RE/RICT$ BY ! ACTIVI/ IDEOLOGY ( IMM$IATE ACTION >E M]ELY 5SUR+ !Y WILL HAVE AN AMPLE SUPPLY ( CAUSES & CAMPAIGNS PO/-CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,9 T]MS ( 5VIRONM5TAL POLITICS1 A TRUE ANTI-CAPITALI/ POLITICS IS NO:]E4 ,CLIMATE *ANGE HAS BECOME PO/-POLITICAL4 ,! ONLY DEBATES ?AT REMA9 AT ! ,C,O,P-#a#e >E OV] ! F9] PO9TS ( ! C>BON M>KET :I* WILL BE IMPLEM5T$3 A M>KET :I* WILL PRODUCE NEW =MS ( /RUCTURAL VIOL5CE4 ,9 AN 9CR$IBLE DEMON/RATION ( ! ADAPTABILITY ( CAPITAL1 MANY ,N,G,OS & 5VIRONM5TALI/S >E SUPPORT+ ?IS PROCESS4 ,AL?\< IT W\LD BE TEMPT+ TO REMA9 9 \R LOCAL COMMUNITIES1 ! IMPACTS ( CLIMATE *ANGE & ITS MITIGATION >E SO L>GE ?AT WE CANNOT AF=D TO RETREAT TO LOCALISM4 ,! QUE/ION ( H[ TO MANIFE/ A REJECTION ( CAPITALI/ SOLUTIONS REMA9S1 9 MY OP9ION1 YET TO BE ANSW]$4 ,GIV5 ! PO/-POLITICAL CONTEXT ( CLIMATE *ANGE ?IS WILL BE V]Y DIFFICULT TO A*IEVE4 ,AN ANALYSIS ( PO/-POLITICAL PROCESSES HAS SEV]E IMPLICATIONS = ANTI-CAPITALI/ 9T]V5TIONS4 ,IF ! =MAL POLITICAL SPH]E IS NO LONG] A VIABLE SPACE = 9T]V5TION1 !N :AT IMPLICATIONS DOES ?IS HAVE = ACTIVI/S & SOCIAL MOVEM5TS8 ,9DE$1 ! TRULY ANTAGONI/IC 9T]V5TION AGA9/ GLOBAL CLIMATE GOV]NANCE MAY WELL BE EXPRESS$ 9 ANTI-AU/]ITY CAMPAIGNS AS ! EFFECTS ( FOOD1 WAT] & 5]GY PREC>ITY COME TO BE FELT ?R\<\T ! SOCIAL SPH]E4 ,IT IS LIKELY ?AT !SE CAMPAIGNS & EV5TS WILL BE L$ BY PEOPLE NOT EXPLICITLY ID5TIFY+ ) CLIMATE *ANGE POLITICS AS !Y >E CURR5TLY EXPRESS$4 ,:E!R WE >E 0SUCCESSFUL0 OR NOT 9 RE-POLITICIZ+ CLIMATE *ANGE1 WE MU/ BEG9 TO RECOGNIZE WAYS 9 :I* WE CAN SUPPORT !SE AUTONOM\S UPRIS+S ROOT$ 9 \R EV]YDAY EXP]I5CES ( CAPITAL4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b1 #bba 3 ,DEAL+ ) ,DI/RACTIONS -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #f1 #bbb 3 ,DEAL+ ) ,DI/RACTIONS -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/