A Joosr Guide to... This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein: Capitalism vs. the Climate

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You've probably heard warnings about climate change; and maybe, if you're like a lot of people, you haven't taken them too seriously. But climate change isn't a myth or a joke at all. It's a deadly serious threat backed-up by scientific fact that could destroy our way of life-and our entire planet.

We've been warned for years about the effects of climate change, and soon we might find ourselves paying dearly for our negligence. This book contains shocking information about the negative effects our pollution is having around the world. Social activist, Naomi Klein, turns a spotlight on the industries and politicians who not only refuse to fight the issue, but sometimes even make things worse. Filled with critical information you need to know, This Changes Everything will open your eyes to the realities of the biggest threat this world faces today.

You will learn:

· What kind of increasingly destructive effects fossil fuels are having on Earth's living creatures

· How politically conservative groups stop us from fighting climate change

· How corporate greed takes advantage of programs designed to fight climate change.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joosr
• Release date: Jun 5, 2015
• ISBN: 9781785670527

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What’s it about?

Although many people refuse to acknowledge it or choose to remain in ignorance about it, climate change is a very real threat facing humanity today. The threat it poses is in fact so severe that it could result in the complete destruction of the world as we know it. At the rate at which humankind is polluting the planet, scientists predict that we will soon face wide-ranging natural, economic, and social disasters.

The human race has persistently ignored climate change but time is running out. It is therefore imperative that we take action now. Our very survival as a species and the survival of the entire planet depend on our taking steps to confront this issue. Ironically, if we do step up to the plate and tackle this looming threat, it could prove to be a catalyst enabling us to change the world for the better.

The main stumbling block preventing the West from facing up to the crisis posed by climate change is that we are too used to pursuing the ideologies of neoliberalism and extractivism, which promote the belief that the earth is a resource to be exploited rather than