Now in its second edition, Global Capitalism and Climate Change situates anthropogenic climate change in the context of global capitalism as it stands today and explores the systemic changes necessary to create a more socially just, democratic, and environmentally sustainable world system.

Now in its second edition, Global Capitalism and Climate Change: The Need for an Alternative World System examines anthropogenic climate change in the context of global capitalism, a political economy that emphasizes profit-making, is committed to on-going economic growth, results in massive social inequality, fosters a treadmill of production and consumption, and is heavily reliant on fossil fuels. Looking ahead, Hans A. Baer explores the systemic changes necessary to create a more socially just, democratic, and environmentally sustainable world system capable of moving humanity toward a safer climate. This book is recommended for readers interested in anti-systemic efforts, including eco-anarchism, eco-feminism, the de-growth perspective, Indigenous voices, and the climate justice movement.

Chapter 1: The Impact of Climate Change on the Environment and Human Societies

Chapter 2: The Capitalist World System and its Contradictions

Chapter 3: The Capitalist Treadmill of Production and Consumption as a Generator of

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Chapter 4: The Inadequacies of Existing Climate Regimes for Mitigating Climate Change

Chapter 5: Why Green Capitalism Is Insufficient to Mitigate Climate Change

Chapter 6: The Climate Movement: Internationally, Nationally, and Locally

Chapter 7: Visions of the Future: Dystopia, Reflexive Modernization, and Eco-Socialism

Chapter 8: Toward a Socio-Ecological Revolution: System-Challenging Transitional Reforms

Conclusion: Climate Change, the COVID-19 Pandemic, and the Need for Eco-Socialism