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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,MELB\RNE ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P 7,M,A,C,G7 

,TEXT 3 

,WE AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S KN[ ?AT CAPITALISM IS A SOCIO-ECONOMIC SY/EM OV]-PRODUC+ PRODUCTS = A WEAL?Y M9ORITY4 ,CAPITALISM BRE$S DE/RUCTIVE COMPETITION BETWE5 PRIVATE [N]S ( PRODUCTION4 ,AN EXPLOIT$ WORK=CE MAKES GOODS = PRIVATE COMPANIES :I* >E SOLD 9 PURSUIT ( PR(IT & P]PETUAL GR[?4 

,! DRIV+ =CE ( CAPITALISM IS PR(IT4 ,COMPANIES PRODUCE GOODS TO MAKE PR(IT1 NOT TO MEET ! NE$S ( PEOPLE4 ,UND] CAPITALISM1 PR(IT COMES BE=E EFFICI5CY & SU/A9ABILITY4 ,! ,/ATE & GOV]NM5T1 ON BEHALF ( CAPITALI/S1 IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE = TODAY'S EXT5SIVE 5VIRONM5TAL DE/RUCTION4 ,GOV]NM5TS DO NOT PROTECT ! 5VIRONM5T IF DO+ SO WILL R$UCE COMPANY PR(ITS4 

,V>I\S 5VIRONM5TAL MOVEM5TS1 GR\PS & COALITIONS >E MAK+ IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO AW>5ESS AB\T 5VIRONM5TAL ISSUES4 ,H[EV]1 !IR 9ITIATIVES (T5 FAIL TO 9VOLVE ! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T & ITS ALLIES4 ,!Y DO NOT QUE/ION ! ,/ATE1 GOV]NM5T OR COMPANIES ?AT EXPLOIT SOCIAL 9EQUALITY 9 ! PURSUIT ( PR(IT & WREAK ECOLOGICAL DEVA/ATION )\T FE> ( CONSEQU5CES4 

,AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S L9K !IR /RUGGLES = ! 5VIRONM5T TO ! WORK+ CLASS MOVEM5T & ! FI<T = SOCIAL1 POLITICAL & ECONOMIC FRE$OM4 ,ECOLOGICAL DE/RUCTION 9JURES US ALL1 ESPECIALLY ! WORK+ POOR4 ,ONLY ! WORK+ CLASS CAN LEAD A REVOLUTION AGA9/ SOCIAL & ECONOMIC DOM9ATION & BUILD A SU/A9ABLE WORLD4 ,AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S 5VISAGE WORK]S' REVOLUTIONS 9 TRADE1 9 CONSUMPTION1 & 9 PRODUCTION4 

#a4 ,A REVOLUTION 9 TRADE 

  

,GLOBAL W>M+ IS CAUS$ BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES ?AT EMIT GRE5H\SE GASES4 ,! TRANSPORTATION SECTOR IS ONE ( ! L>GE/ S\RCES ( EMISSIONS4 ,TODAY1 ! DE-LOCALIZATION ( PRODUCTION MEANS ?AT MANUFACTURE & DI/RIBUTION REQUIRE TRAVEL ( T5S ( ?\S&S ( KILOMET]S = EA* PRODUCT & ITS COMPON5TS4 ,TRANSPORTATION PLAYS A KEY P>T 9 CAPITALI/ GLOBALIZATION1 & ! CLASS /RUGGLES GO+ ON 9 ?IS SECTOR >E V]Y IMPORTANT4 ,!RE WILL BE NO MASSIVE R$UCTION ( GRE5H\SE GASES UNTIL ! WAGE DIFF]5TIALS ?AT =CE DIFF]5T P>TS ( ! PRODUCTION *A9 9TO DIFF]5T C\NTRIES >E ABOLI%$1 ! 9T]NATIONAL DIVISION ( LABOR IS GREATLY R$UC$1 PRODUCTION IS L>GELY RELOCALIS$1 & ! V>I\S REGIONS ( ! WORLD HAVE ECONOMIC 9DEP5D5CE4 

#b4 ,A REVOLUTION 9 CONSUMPTION 

  

,CAPITALISM HAS AN 9H]5T DEA?-LOGIC4 ,! CONCEPT ( DEGR[?1 ADVANC$ BY SOME RADICAL 5VIRONM5TALI/S1 CANNOT WORK )\T A BREAK FROM CAPITALISM4 ,HEAL+ ! ECOLOGY ( ! E>? REQUIRES A REVOLUTION 9 PATT]NS ( CONSUMPTION SO ?AT3  

,PRODUCTION IS ORGANIZ$ TO SATISFY NE$  

,TRANSPORTATION 7PUBLIC TRANSPORT1 ROAD1 RAIL1 AIR7 IS CLEAN & EFFICI5T2 &  

,PACKAG+ IS M9IMIZ$ & ADV]TIS+ ABOLI%$4  
  

,WE NE$ TO RECONSID] :AT IS NECESS>Y & :AT IS SUP]FLU\S 9 ! ECONOMIC SY/EM4 ,!RE MU/ BE A DRA/IC R$UCTION 9 ! CONSUMPTION ( MAT]IAL RES\RCES & AN 5RI*M5T ( SOCIAL & CULTURAL LIFE COV]+ SOCIAL RELATIONS1 CULTURE1 >T1 & SCI5CE4 

#c4 ,A REVOLUTION 9 PRODUCTION 

  

,AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S DEM& ECONOMIC DEVELOPM5T ?AT TAKES BO? SU/A9ABILITY & HUMAN NE$S 9TO ACC\NT4 ,! PROBLEM WE FACE IS NOT 0EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION01 S9CE MO/ PEOPLE1 ESPECIALLY ! POPUL> CLASSES 9 DEVELOP+ C\NTRIES1 >E %ORT ( H\S+1 DEC5T HEAL?1 JOBS1 TRANSPORT1 $UCATION1 & MORE4 ,WA/EFUL PRODUCTION BY & = ! WORLD'S RUL+ M9ORITY IS :AT 5DANG]S US ALL4 ,CAPITALI/S1 CORPORATIONS & ! ,/ATE SY/EMATICALLY UND]-9VE/ 9 USEFUL1 NECESS>Y & ECOLOGICALLY SU/A9ABLE TE*NOLOGY 9 FAVOR ( 0HI< POLLUTION-HI< PR(IT0 TE*NOLOGY1 WEAPONS ( W> & ! MA*9]Y ( SOCIAL CO]CION4 

,! NE$ BO? TO R$UCE RES\RCE USE & 9CREASE PRODUCTION TO ELIM9ATE POV]TY CAN BE SATISFI$ 9 A LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/ SOCIETY4 ,GOODS WILL BE HI< QUALITY & DURABLE1 NOT %ODDY & BREAK+ D[N QUICKLY2 MANUFACTUR+ WILL USE CLOS$ LOOP PROCESSES1 ) #a.0 RECYCL+ & Z]O WA/E2 & MOD]N TE*NOLOGY 7E4G4 #c,D PR9T]S7 WILL BE US$ = EFFICI5T %ORT RUN PRODUCTION ( MANY GOODS1 ELIM9AT+ LONG DI/ANCE TRANSPORT 9 ! PROCESS4 

,CONCLUSION 

  

,! SO-CALL$ 0POPULATION CRISIS0 IS AN ILLUSION CAUS$ BY ! 9EFFICI5T1 UNJU/ & UNSU/A9ABLE PRACTICES ( CAPITALISM4 ,:ILE !RE IS A NATURAL LIMIT TO ! C>RY+ CAPACITY ( ! PLANET1 ?IS LIMIT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DET]M9E UNTIL AFT] CAPITALISM HAS BE5 ABOLI%$ & ITS DE/RUCTIVE PRACTICES ELIM9AT$4 ,IF POPULATION R$UCTION IS CALL$ = AFT] ! PLANET'S C>RY+ CAPACITY IS E/ABLI%$1 IT CAN BE A*IEV$ GRADUALLY ?R\< SOCIAL CONS5SUS4 

,?R\< LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM WE CAN REA* A PO9T ( BALANCE BETWE5 ! CAPACITIES TO PRODUCE1 ! NE$S ( POPULATIONS1 & ! LIMITS ( ! BIOSPH]E4 ,WE CANNOT BUILD \R FUTURE 9 OPPOSITION TO ! RE/ ( LIFE4 ,! IDEOLOGY ( DOM9ATION MU/ BE BROK5 EV]Y:]E1 SO ?AT HUMANITY CAN F9D A SAFE FUTURE ON ITS PLANET4 

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