,! ,ECOLOGICAL ,*ALL5GE ,?REE ,REVOLUTIONS >E ,NECESS>Y #bf ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE ,TEXT 3 ,) A PLANET>Y ECOLOGICAL CRISIS ON H&1 IT CAN NO LONG] BE D5I$ ?AT SOCIALISM WILL BE 9COMPATIBLE ) MASS PRODUCTION & MASS CONSUMPTION4 ,9DE$1 EV5 )\T RETURN+ TO ,MAL?USIAN CATA/ROPHE !ORIES1 WE >E =C$ TO ADMIT ?AT ! PLANET'S RES\RCES >E NOT 9EXHAU/IBLE4 ,!SE RES\RCES C\LD PROVIDE = HUMANITY'S NE$S1 BUT ONLY IF !Y >E US$ 9 A REASONABLE & RATIONAL WAY1 I4E41 9 A MANN] DIRECTLY OPPOS$ TO CAPITALI/ LOGIC1 :I* 9 ITSELF IS A S\RCE ( IMBALANCE4 "9 "9 "9 ,= DECADES1 ANTI-CAPITALI/S HAVE RIE ABLE TO ATTA9 AN EQUIVAL5T LEVEL ( DEVELOPM5T4 ,?IS DEM&1 PUT SIMPLY1 MEANS ?AT ! ,S\? %\LD CAT* UP TO ! ,NOR?'S 0/&>D ( LIV+40 ,BUT ?IS OLD VIEW IS CLUMSY & OV]-SIMPLIFI$1 S9CE C]TA9 C\NTRIES >E ALREADY FULLY 9 ! PROCESS ( 0TAK+ !IR %>E0 ( ! CAKE ?AT IS ,PLANET ,E>?1 & ?IS IS ACCEL]AT+ ! DE/RUCTION ( ! GREAT ECOLOGICAL BALANCES4 ,! >RIVAL ( ,*9A & ,9DIA AS 9DU/RIAL1 POLITICAL & MILIT>Y P[]S OBLIGES REVOLUTION>IES TO RE?9K1 FROM TOP TO BOTTOM1 ISSUES SURR\ND+ ! MODEL ( DEVELOPM5T ITSELF4 ,) A PLANET>Y ECOLOGICAL CRISIS ON H&1 IT CAN NO LONG] BE D5I$ ?AT SOCIALISM WILL BE 9COMPATIBLE ) MASS PRODUCTION & MASS CONSUMPTION4 ,9DE$1 EV5 )\T RETURN+ TO ,MAL?USIAN CATA/ROPHE !ORIES1 WE >E =C$ TO ADMIT ?AT ! PLANET'S RES\RCES >E NOT 9EXHAU/IBLE4 ,!SE RES\RCES C\LD PROVIDE = HUMANITY'S NE$S1 BUT ONLY IF !Y >E US$ 9 A REASONABLE & RATIONAL WAY1 I4E41 9 A MANN] DIRECTLY OPPOS$ TO CAPITALI/ LOGIC1 :I* 9 ITSELF IS A S\RCE ( IMBALANCE4 #a4 ,! ,WORLD IS 9 ,OV]DRIVE ,ACCORD+ TO ! 0,LIV+ ,PLANET ,REPORT0 PUT \T BY ! ,WORLD ,WILDLIFE ,FUND 9 #b#b1 ! WORLD POPULATION'S 0ECOLOGICAL FOOTPR9T0 9CREAS$ BY #h.0 BETWE5 #aifa & #a#i#i#i1 TO REA* #a#b.0 ( ! ,E>?'S BIOLOGICAL CAPACITY4 ,?\< ! FIGURES US$ 9 ?IS REPORT >E DISPUT$1 9CLUD+ 9 ECOLOGI/S' CIRCLES1 !RE IS G5]AL AGREEM5T ) ! FUNDAM5TAL IDEA3 0,NATURAL RES\RCE CONSUMPTION CAN EXCE$ ! PLANET'S PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY BY DEPLET+ ! ,E>?'S NATURAL CAPITAL1 BUT ?IS CANNOT BE SU/A9$ 9DEF9ITELY40 ,?IS 0ECOLOGICAL FOOTPR9T0 IS ! SURFACE >EA 7CALCULAT$ 9 HECT>ES7 NECESS>Y TO MEET ! NATURAL RES\RCE NE$S ( A GIV5 9DIVIDUAL OR POPULATION1 & TO ABSORB !IR WA/E4 ,! ECOLOGICAL FOOTPR9T ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS ! MO/ IMPORTANT 9 ! WORLD1 AT #b4#h#a BILLION HECT>ES1 OR APPROXIMATELY #i4#g HECT>ES P] 9HABITANT4 ,! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION FOLL[S ) #b4#a#f BILLION HECT>ES1 OR #d4#g HECT>ES P] 9HABITANT4 ,*9A FOLL[S 9 ?IRD PLACE1 ) #b4#e BILLION HECT>ES & RIS+ -- BUT ONLY #a4#f HECT>ES P] 9HABITANT4 ,F9ALLY1 ,9DIA USES ONLY 4#h HECT>ES P] 9HABITANT1 = A TOTAL ( 4#g#h BILLION HECT>ES1 ALREADY SURPASS+ ,JAPAN4 ,! /UDY'S CONCLUSION IS BEYOND D\BT3 IF EV]Y C\NTRY W]E TO MA9TA9 A LEVEL ( PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION EQUIVAL5T TO ?AT ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 WE W\LD NE$ SIX ,PLANET ,E>?S4 ,?REE ,E>?S W\LD BE NE$$ = A LEVEL EQUIVAL5T TO ?AT ( ! ,E,U4 ,IF WE /ICK TO ! TRADITIONAL VISION ( ! ,S\? 0CAT*+ UP0 ) ! ,NOR?1 !RE IS /ILL A LONG WAY TO GO BE=E 0! ,S\? CAT*ES UP ) ! ,NOR?0- -- YET ! REG5]ATIVE CAPACITIES ( ! PLANET >E ALREADY EXHAU/$4 ,?IS PA? ( DEVELOPM5T1 9 :I* WE CAN ONLY RACE = CONTROL ( 9CREAS+LY SC>CE RES\RCES1 BURD5S HUMANITY ) TW9 P]ILS3 ! RISE ( IMP]IALI/ W>S ON ONE H&1 & ECOLOGICAL CATA/ROPHE ON ! O!R4 #a4#a ,! ECOLOGICAL P]IL ,HUMAN ACTIVITY IS AT ! ROOT ( A SET ( EXTREMELY S]I\S PH5OM5A4 ,*IEF AMONG !SE IS GLOBAL W>M+1 :I*1 ACCORD+ TO CURR5T =ECA/S1 C\LD RESULT 9 AN 9CREASE ( ! AV]AGE GLOBAL SURFACE TEMP]ATURE BY AS MU* AS #e4#h8 ,C 7#a4#d8 ,F7 BY #b#a4 ,WE HAVE SE5 ! FIR/ SYMPTOMS ( ?IS ) A REC5T MULTIPLICATION ( NATURAL DISA/]S -- ! MELT+ ( ,GRE5L&'S GLACI]S & ( ! ,NOR? ,POLE'S ICE CAP1 ! RISE 9 SEA LEVEL1 DES]TIFICATION4 ,BEYOND CLIMATE *ANGE1 O!R ECOLOGICAL P]ILS ?REAT5 US3 DE=E/ATION1 R$UCTION ( ! OCEANS' RES\RCES1 LOSS ( BIODIV]SITY1 & IRREV]SIBLE POLLUTION BY NUCLE> WA/E4 #a4#b ,! IMP]IALI/ P]IL ,! S\RCES ( 5]GY US$ TODAY 7OIL1 NATURAL GAS1 URANIUM1 ETC47 >E LIMIT$4 ,! /RUGGLE = !IR CONTROL WILL LEAD TO AN EXAC]BATION ( IMP]IALI/ RIVALRIES1 9 P>TICUL> ?AT BETWE5 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ,*9A4 ,AFT] ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/1 ! NEW !AT] ( DIPLOMATIC COMPETITION & W>S ( 9FLU5CE LIES 9 ! OIL-RI* C\NTRIES ( ,AFRICA -- ,SUDAN1 ,GABON1 ,ANGOLA1 ,EQUATORIAL ,GU9EA1 ,NIG]IA1 ,CONGO1 ,SAO ,TOME & ,PR9CIPE1 & ,*AD4 ,BUT ! COMPETITION CAN ONLY BECOME MORE VIOL5T1 AS RES\RCES BECOME SC>C]1 & ! APPETITE ( ! GREAT P[]S = 5]GY CONT9UES TO GR[4 #b4 ,CAPITALISM IS NOT ! ,SOLUTION ,CAPITALI/ SOCIETY CAN BE =C$ TO EVOLVE POLITICALLY1 ?R\< PRESSURE FROM SOCIAL MOVEM5TS ON ONE H&1 & ON ! O!R H& ?R\< ! DECISIONS ?AT =GE CONS5SUS AMONG ! RUL+ CLASSES3 ,9 EA* C\NTRY1 AT C]TA9 HI/ORICAL MOM5TS1 ! RUL+ CLASSES CAN BE BR\ATUS1 HAVE A DET]M9+ 9FLU5CE 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( ?IS DOCTR9E3 BE IT ! NUCLE> LOBBY 9 ,FRANCE1 ! MILIT>Y-9DU/RIAL COMPLEX 9 ,*9A1 ! OIL MULT9ATIONALS ( ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 ! NATURAL GAS & OIL TYCOONS 9 ,RUSSIA1 ETC4 ,AT ! WORLD LEVEL1 ! 0,:O'S ,:O0 ( ! CAPITALI/ OLIG>*Y HAVE = A LONG TIME GIV5 !MSELVES =UMS :]E !Y DEVOTE !MSELVES TO FUTUROLOGY1 SU* AS ! ANNUAL ,WORLD ,ECONOMIC ,=UM AT ,DAVOS1 OR ! ,BILD]B]G ,GR\P4 ,! SY/EM'S SELF-QUE/ION+ WAS EXPRESS$ 9 ! DOCTR9E ( 0SU/A9ABLE DEVELOPM5T10 DRAWN FROM ! #aihg ,BRUNTL& ,REPORT1 :I* RECOMM5D$ 0DEVELOPM5T ?AT MEETS ! NE$S ( ! PRES5T )\T COMPROMIS+ ! ABILITY ( FUTURE G5]ATIONS TO MEET !IR [N NE$S40 ,9 COMPLIANCE ) ?IS DOCTR9E1 ! ,WE/]N RUL+ CLASSES >E 9CREAS+LY TAK+ ! R\TE ( NEW TE*NOLOGIES1 DEVELOP+ R5EWABLE 5]GIES1 & PROMOT+ RECYCL+ & 0CLEAN0 PRODUCTION1 AMONG O!R ?+S4 ,AS A RESULT1 TE*NOLOGICAL 9NOVATIONS >E IMPLEM5T$1 MA9LY 9 ,FIR/ ,WORLD C\NTRIES1 TO PREV5T GRE5H\SE GASES FROM 9CREAS+ 0TOO MU*40 ,BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO SEE ?AT ?IS R\TE BR+S NO SOLUTIONS3 ,ANY POLLUTION R$UC$ 9 ,FIR/ ,WORLD C\NTRIES1 P>TICUL>LY UND] PRESSURE FROM ECOLOGICAL /RUGGLES1 IS SIMPLY TRANSF]R$ TO ! ,GLOBAL ,S\?4 ,!RE HAS BE5 NO TOTAL PROGRESS ON ! PLANET S9CE ?IS PROCESS BEGAN -- QUITE ! CONTR>Y4 ,9 ALL CASES1 ! CORRECTIVE MEASURES BE+ TAK5 REMA9 9SUFFICI5T TO R$UCE HUMANITY'S ECOLOGICAL FOOTPR9T4 ,9 ! F9AL ANALYSIS1 !SE PROPOSALS >E PUT =W>D ONLY TO AVOID A TOTAL REASSESSM5T ( ! MODEL ( DEVELOPM5T ?AT IS RU9+ ! PLANET4 ,:ILE ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAS1 = ! FIR/ TIME1 FELT ! FULL =CE ( ! CONSEQU5CES ( CLIMACTIC BREAKD[N1 ) ! DE/RUCTION ( ,NEW ,ORLEANS1 ! CAPITALI/ OLIG>*Y HAS BE5 COMPLETELY 9CAPABLE ( POS+ ! QUE/IONS NECESS>Y TO /OP ! PROCESS ( DE/RUCTION ( ! PLANET4 ,WE CAN UND]/& ! CAUSES ( ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM'S 9ABILITY TO ANTICIPATE & SELF-REGULATE1 IF WE SIMPLY EXAM9E ! WAY IT FUNCTIONS4 ,CAPITALISM IS FUNDAM5TALLY AN UNEQUAL SOCIETY4 ,ITS 9T]NAL LOGIC COMPELS IT TO FLEE1 SUICIDALLY1 =W>D4 ,ITS IDEOLOGY1 ! CONDITION+ IT IMPOSES ON ! HUMAN CONSCI5CE 7FRU/RATION & VIOL5CE CAUS$ BY ! APPROPRIATION ( WEAL? BY A M9ORITY1 ABS5CE ( SOLID>ITY1 NE$ = UNLIMIT$ CONSUMPTION1 LACK ( 9DIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY1 ETC471 & ITS NE$ = EXPON5TIAL GR[? TO PRES]VE A PRET5SE ( /ABILITY1 >E MAJOR OB/ACLES1 MAK+ CONTROL ( ITS ACTIVITY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,ON ! :OLE1 F> FROM PROVID+ A SOLUTION TO ! PROCESS ( ! DE/RUCTION ( ! PLANET1 0SU/A9ABLE DEVELOPM5T0 IS CONT5T TO PROPOSE A MODEL 9 :I* CAPITALI/S CAN REPA9T !MSELVES AS ECO-CITIZ5S1 :]E ECOLOGICAL /RUGGLES HAPP5 TO MAKE ?IS LABEL PR(ITABLE4 ,?US1 .<5]GY MULT9ATIONALS SU* AS.> ,TOTAL OR ,COGEMA EXT5SIVELY SPONSOR 0SU/A9ABLE DEVELOPM5T0 ACTIONS4 ,?IS CLASS-BL9D VISION IS P>TICUL>LY P]V]SE BECAUSE IT T5DS TO PUT ! BLAME = POLLUTION ON ! CONSUM] :O DOES NOT RECYCLE 5\<1 TO BETT] MASK ! 9DU/RIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ( ! MULT9ATIONALS OR ( /ATES1 :O ALONE ASSUME ! RIE ONLY TWO POSSIBLE R\TES3 EI!R TO PREV5T ! C\NTRIES ( ! ,GLOBAL ,S\? FROM CAT*+ UP ) ! 0/&>D ( LIV+0 ( ! ,GLOBAL ,NOR?2 OR TO RECONSID] COMPLETELY ! ECONOMIC MODEL 9 BO? ! ,NOR? & ! ,S\?4 ,! FIR/ R\TE1 AS CYNICAL AS IT IS UTOPIAN1 CORRESPONDS TO ! /ATEM5T ,GEORGE ,BU%1 ,SR4 MADE AT ! TIME ( ! #aiib ,E>? ,SUMMIT 9 ,RIO DE ,JANEIRO3 0,\R /&>D ( LIV+ IS NOT NEGOTIABLE40 ,9 ?IS VIEW1 S9CE ANY REVISION ( ! LEVEL ( CONSUMPTION 9 ONE'S C\NTRY IS \T ( QUE/ION1 ! ONLY MEANS W\LD BE TO KEEP COMPETITORS AT A DI/ANCE1 9 P>TICUL> BY MONOPOLIZ+ 5]GY RES\RCES TO ,*9A'S DETRIM5T4 ,! SECOND R\TE IMPLIES A TRIPLE REVOLUTION3 ( ! MODES ( PRODUCTION1 ( TRADE1 & ( CONSUMPTION4 ,RA!R ?AN AN 9EVITABLE REGRESSION 9 EV]YONE'S /&>D ( LIV+1 :AT'S AT /AKE IS A REORI5TATION ( ECONOMIC ACTIVITY1 9 ORD] TO F9D AN ECOLOGICAL BALANCE4 #c4 ,?REE ,REVOLUTIONS >E ,NECESS>Y ,WE C\LD BE SATISFI$ TO SAY ?AT ONLY ONE REVOLUTION IS NECESS>Y3 ! SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION4 ,?IS IS1 9 ITSELF1 COMPLETELY ACCURATE4 ,BUT 0SOCIALISM10 EV5 :5 LIB]T>IAN1 DOES NOT 9 ITSELF RESOLVE ! QUE/ION ( ! MODEL ( DEVELOPM5T4 ,BEYOND ! QUE/ION ( [N+ ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & ABOLI%+ WAGE LABOR1 SOCIALISM MU/ RAISE ! QUE/ION ( HUMANITY'S ECOLOGICAL FOOTPR9T4 ,& ?IS PROSPECT 9VITES US TO 0?9K0 N[ AB\T :AT REVOLUTIONS 9 ! MODES ( PRODUCTION1 TRADE & CONSUMPTION ?AT ! PLANET NE$S4 #c4#a ,REVOLUTION 9 TRADE3 PUTT+ AN 5D TO GLOBALIZATION ,GLOBAL W>M+ IS CAUS$ BY ! TOTALITY ( HUMAN ACTIVITIES EMITT+ GRE5H\SE GASES4 ,!RE IS /ILL NO /UDY ?AT ID5TIFIES ! WORLD'S MO/-POLLUT+ SECTORS1 FROM ?IS PO9T ( VIEW4 ,LET'S AGREE1 = ! PURPOSE ( \R DISCUSSION1 ?AT TRANSPORTATION1 ) ! BOOM 9 AIR TRANSPORTATION1 IS FIR/ 9 L9E4 ,9 #b#c1 ACCORD+ TO ! ,9T]PR(ESSIONAL ,TE*NICAL ,C5T] = ,/UDIES ON ,ATMOSPH]IC ,POLLUTION 7,C,I,T,E,P,A71 ,FRANCE EMITT$ #eeg MILLION TONS ( C>BON DIOXIDE EQUIVAL5T 7,C,O#bE7 9TO ! ATMOSPH]E4 ,! BRAN*ES ( 9DU/RY RESPONSIBLE >E AS FOLL[S3 ,TRANSPORTATION #b#f4#e.0 7UP FROM #b#b.0 9 #a#i#i#f7 ,MANUFACTUR+ 9DU/RIES #b.0 7#b#c.0 9 #a#i#i#f7 ,AGRICULTURE #a#i4#e.0 7#a#h.0 9 #a#i#i#f7 ,BUILD+_/,H\S+ #a#h4#e.0 7#a#h.0 9 #a#i#i#f7 ,5]GY PRODUCTION #a#c.0 7#h.0 9 #a#i#i#f7 ,WA/E TREATM5T #b.0 7#c.0 9 #a#i#i#f7 ,REFRIG]AT+ ,GASES 7AIR CONDITION+7 #e.0 ,! TRANSPORTATION SECTOR IS ! PR9CIPAL POLLUTANT BY VOLUME1 & !RE IS NO D\BT ?AT ON A PLANET>Y SCALE ! PROBLEM IS SIMIL>1 BECAUSE ( ! EXPLOSION ( TRADE ) CAPITALI/ GLOBALIZATION4 ,TODAY1 ! DE-LOCALIZATION ( PRODUCTION IS SU* ?AT ! V>I\S COMPON5TS ( A PRODUCT1 OV] ! C\RSE ( ITS MANUFACTURE & DI/RIBUTION1 TRAVEL T5S ( ?\S&S ( KILOMET]S4 ,TRANSPORTATION ?US PLAYS A KEY P>T 9 CAPITALI/ GLOBALIZATION1 & ! CLASS /RUGGLES GO+ ON 9 ?IS SECTOR >E !RE=E ALL ! MORE IMPORTANT4 ,! QUE/ION+ ( CAPITALI/ GLOBALIZATION ?US DOES NOT ONLY HAVE A SOCIAL & ANTI-IMP]IALI/ MOTIVATION1 IT ALSO HAS A FUNDAM5TALLY ECOLOGICAL MOTIVATION3 !RE WILL BE NO MASSIVE R$UCTION ( GRE5H\SE GASES )\T A QUE/ION+ ( ! 9T]NATIONAL DIVISION ( LABOR1 A RE-LOCALIZATION ( PRODUCTION1 & ECONOMIC 9DEP5D5CE = ! V>I\S REGIONS ( ! WORLD4 ,( C\RSE1 IT IS NOT AB\T PREA*+ ! LOGIC ( A CLOS$1 AUT>KIC ECONOMY1 BUT ( ONE ) AN AUTONOM\S CAPACITY = DEVELOPM5T4 #c4#b ,REVOLUTION 9 ! MODES ( CONSUMPTION3 ! QUE/ION ( DECROISSANCE 70DE-GR[?07 ,! CONCEPT ( DECROISSANCE IS (T5 ASSOCIAT$ ) VOLUNT>Y SIMPLICITY4 ,9DIVIDUAL 9ITIATIVES >E ON ! 9CREASE1 ALONG ) ! AW>5ESS ( ! EXT5T ( ! PROBLEM1 BUT ALSO ) A FEEL+ ( DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY 79 P>TICUL> ?R\< ! MODE ( CONSUMPTION74 ,!SE 9ITIATIVES =M USEFUL C\NT]-EXAMPLES1 MAK+ IT POSSIBLE TO DEVELOP A COLLECTIVE UND]/&+ ( ! PROBLEM1 BUT >E 9 NO WAY A C\NT]-P[]4 ,IT IS USELESS TO HOPE = A G5]ALIZATION ( !SE K9DS ( PRACTICES2 ! TRUE SOLUTION CAN ONLY BE COLLECTIVE1 & 9VOLVE A RADICAL TRANS=MATION ( SOCIETY4 ,9 ADDITION TO BE+ A SY/EM ( EXPLOITATION1 CAPITALISM IS ALSO A C>RI] ( AN 9H]5T DEA?-LOGIC = HUMANITY4 ,ANY ALT]NATIVE TO IT WILL HAVE TO TAKE AN ECOLOGICAL DIM5SION 9TO ACC\NT1 CONTR>Y TO ! PREC$+ EXP]IM5TS ( AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIALISM 7OR /ATE CAPITALISM74 ,! CONCEPT ( DECROISSANCE1 AS SU*1 DOES NOT BR+ ANY SOLUTION IF IT IS NOT ASSOCIAT$ ) A BREAK ) CAPITALISM4 ,9DE$1 ! ,U4,S4 ECONOMIC CRISIS ( #aibi & ?AT ( #aii 9 ,RUSSIA OP5$ P]IODS ( /RONG ECONOMIC 0DE-GR[?40 ,!SE 0DEGR[?S10 )9 ! CAPITALI/ FRAMEWORK1 ONLY BR\IAN COMMUNI/S CAN'T SUBSCRIBE TO IT4 ,IT W\LD LEAD1 9 ! WOR/ CASE1 TO A POLICY ( RATION+ = ! WORK+ CLASS OR1 AT BE/1 TO V>I\S 9DIVIDUAL SOLUTIONS ( 0VOLUNT>Y SIMPLICITY0 ) NO GLOBAL IMPACT4 ,DECROISSANCE IS ONE ASPECT1 & NOT ! TOTALITY1 ( ! SOLUTION TO CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y TO ASSOCIATE IT ) A REVOLUTION 9 ! MODES ( EX*ANGE & PRODUCTION4 ,DECROISSANCE CANNOT BE AN ABSOLUTE OBJECTIVE3 IF ! C\NTRIES ( ! ,NOR? CONSUME TOO MU*1 MANY C\NTRIES ( ! ,S\? /ILL NE$ DEVELOPM5T -- 9 ! 9FRA/RUCTURES ( TRANSPORTATION1 $UCATION1 & HEAL?4 ,&1 )9 ,NOR!RN C\NTRIES1 IMPROV$ ACCESS TO ! SAME S]VICES = DISADVANTAG$ SOCIAL GR\PS IS A NECESSITY4 ,AS MILITANT LIB]T>IAN COMMUNI/S1 WE HAVE NO LOVE = ! EXOTICISM :I* SEES1 9 DE/ITUTION & POV]TY1 SOME 0SPIRITUAL 5RI*M5T0 9 ?IS HE>TLESS WORLD4 ,! REVOLUTION NE$$ 9 MODES ( CONSUMPTION CAN ONLY BE UND]/OOD :5 DIFF]5TIAT$ ACCORD+ TO ! REGIONS ( ! WORLD4 ,TO SIMPLIFY3 IT IS NECESS>Y ?AT ! 0RI*0 CONSUME LESS SO ?AT ! 0POOR0 LIVE BETT]4 ,! 0SOLUTION TO ! ECOLOGICAL *ALL5GE0 MEANS AN ECONOMIC UPHEAVAL IMPLY+ A R$EF9ITION (3 ! PURPOSE ( PRODUCTION3 ORGANIZ$ ONLY TO SATISFY ! NE$S ( HUMANITY2 ! BE/ POSSIBLE USE ( TE*NOLOGICAL 9NOVATIONS3 TO ELIM9ATE ! MO/ POLLUTION1 TO SPREAD ! PRACTICE ( RECYCL+1 & TO PRODUCE PRACTICAL GOODS1 NOT DESIGN$ TO BREAK D[N AFT] A FEW YE>S2 ! MEANS ( TRANSPORTATION 7AUTOMOBILE1 PUBLIC TRANSIT SY/EM1 ROAD1 RAIL1 AIR72 PACKAG+ & ADV]TIS+2 5]GY *OICES 7FOSSIL FUELS1 R5EWABLE 5]GY1 5]GY SAV+74 ,ON ! :OLE1 WE NE$ TO ?9K AB\T A G5]AL R$EF9ITION ( :AT IS NECESS>Y1 & :AT IS SUP]FLU\S1 9 ! ECONOMIC SY/EM4 ,\R OBJECTIVE IS NOT AN IMPOV]I%M5T ( HUMANITY1 BUT A REVOLUTION 9 \R WAYS ( LIFE3 A DRA/IC DECREASE 9 ! CONSUMPTION ( MAT]IAL PRODUCTS & AN 5RI*M5T ( SOCIAL & CULTURAL LIFE -- A DEVELOPM5T ( SOCIAL RELATIONS1 ( CULTURE1 ( >T1 & ( KN[L$GE4 #c4#c ,REVOLUTION 9 ! MODES ( PRODUCTION3 5]GY SAV+ ,! ONLY POSITIVE ASPECT ( ! DOCTR9E ( 0SU/A9ABLE DEVELOPM5T0 -- & ! EXHAU/ION ( FOSSIL FUELS -- IS TO HAVE ON ! AG5DA1 = TE*NOLOGICAL RESE>*1 ! QUE/IONS ( RECYCL+1 CLEAN PRODUCTION1 5]GY SAV+1 GRE5 FUELS1 WAT] SAV+ 9 AGRICULTURE1 R5EWABLE 5]GIES1 ECOLOGICAL H\S+1 ETC4 ,ALL !SE TE*NOLOGICAL 9NOVATIONS %\LD BE CLAIM$ AS \R [N1 :ILE WE REMA9 AW>E ?AT !Y >E ONLY ONE ASPECT1 & NOT ! TOTALITY1 ( ! SOLUTION TO CLIMATE *ANGE4 ,! QUE/ION ( 5]GY WILL 9EVITABLY BE AT ! C5T] ( ! DEBATE4 ,& BE=E ! 5D ( FOSSIL FUELS1 ! DEBATE >\ND NUCLE> P[] WILL />T UP AGA94 ,BUT NUCLE> P[] IS NOT A SOLUTION TO ! GRE5H\SE EFFECT4 ,! %>E ( NUCLE> P[] 9 ! WORLD'S CONSUMPTION ( 5]GY IS 9DE$ M>G9AL 7#c.074 ,TO IMAG9E SL[+ D[N CLIMATE *ANGE ) ! CON/RUCTION ( ?\S&S ( NEW NUCLE> P[] PLANTS ACROSS ! GLOBE IS COMPLETELY FOOLI%1 BECAUSE ( ! KN[N HEAL? & 5VIRONM5TAL RISKS1 & BECAUSE CURR5T GEOPOLITICAL T5SIONS MAKE P[] PLANTS MILIT>Y T>GETS ( *OICE4 ,EV5 IF QUE/IONS REMA9 AB\T H[ TO 5D NUCLE> P[] 9 A C\NTRY1 SU* AS ,FRANCE1 :I* IS ULTRA-DEP5D5T ON ! 9DU/RY -- & ?IS %\LD BE ! SUBJECT ( A SPECIFIC DEBATE )9 ,ALT]NATIVE ,LIB]TAIRE -- WE REMA9 OPPOS$ TO NUCLE> 5]GY1 :I* BURD5S \R SOCIETY ) DISPROPORTIONATE HEAL? & SOCIAL RISKS4 #d4 ,/RATEGIC ,CONCLUSION ,! 5VIRONM5T IS NOT SIMPLY A 0HUMANI/0 QUE/ION DEPRIV$ ( POLITICAL /AKES4 ,TO ACT CONCRETELY1 WE MU/ ANALYZE IT 9 CONNECTION ) CLASS /RUGGLES1 CAPITALI/ /RATEGIES1 RELATIONS ( PRODUCTION1 IMP]IALI/ P[] /RUGGLES >\ND ! WORLD1 ETC4 ,?IS IS :Y WE MU/ SPEAK1 SY/EMATICALLY1 ( POLITICAL ECOLOGY4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 ! SOLUTIONS TO ?IS MAJOR *ALL5GE1 :I* IS ! DE/RUCTION ( ! PLANET1 TRANSC5D ANY SIMPLE OPPOSITION BETWE5 CAPITALISM & SOCIALISM4 ,IF IT IS OBVI\S ?AT CAPITALISM 9 ITSELF HAS NO SOLUTION1 WE CAN'T AFFIRM1 9 A SYMMETRICAL WAY1 ?AT SOCIALISM ANSW]S EV]Y?+4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 SU* AN ASS]TION W\LD HAVE ! EFFECT ( PO/PON+ ANY ACTION TO SOME PO/-REVOLUTION>Y FUTURE1 :I* WE HAVE NO 9DICATION WILL OCCUR BE=E ! CAPITALISM COMPLETELY DE/ROYS ! PLANET4 ,?US1 NOT 0?REE0 BUT 0ONE0 REVOLUTION IS NECESS>Y3 ! SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 SOCIALISM MU/ ULTIMATELY 9TEGRATE ! ECOLOGICAL QUE/ION4 ,SOCIALI/ MODELS ( ! PA/ >E \TDAT$ -- BO? ! PRODUCTIVI/ MODEL SO DE> TO ,/AL9I/S & ! OLD AN>*I/ MODEL ( 0ABUNDANCE0 9 :I* 0TAKE FROM ! PILE0 WAS SUPPOS$ TO RESOLVE ! QUE/ION ( PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION4 ,LIB]T>IAN COMMUNISM WILL HAVE TO REA* A PO9T ( BALANCE BETWE5 ! CAPACITIES TO PRODUCE1 ! NE$S ( POPULATIONS1 & ! LIMITS ( ! BIOSPH]E4 ,& BEYOND RATIONAL MANAGEM5T ( NATURAL RES\RCES1 ! ECOLOGICAL QUE/ION MU/ LEAD US TO FUNDAM5TALLY RECONSID] HUMANITY'S PLACE ON ! PLANET4 ,9 ! FACE ( \R ,JUDEO-,*RI/IAN H]ITAGE1 :I* 5C\RAG$ M5 & WOM5 TO DOM9ATE ! PLANET1 WE NE$ TO BECOME AW>E ?AT \R EXI/5CE IS CLOSELY RELAT$ TO ?AT ( ! :OLE LIV+ WORLD4 ,WE CANNOT BUILD \R FUTURE AGA9/ ?AT ( ! RE/ ( LIFE4 ,H]E1 TOO1 ! IDEOLOGY ( DOM9ATION MU/ BE BROK51 SO ?AT HUMANITY CAN F9D A FUTURE4 ,9 ! IMM$IATE FUTURE1 9 ! ANTI-GLOBALIZATION MOVEM5T -- SLUMB]+ 9 ! C\NTRIES ( ! ,NOR?1 BUT ALWAYS VIRUL5T 9 ! RE/ ( ! 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