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Planet on Fire

A Manifesto for the Age of Environmental Breakdown
By Mathew Lawrence and Laurie Laybourn-Langton
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Planet on Fire explores the urgent need for transformative change in addressing climate change, discussing the socio-economic systems driving environmental degradation. The authors present radical ideas and practical solutions with a focus on social justice, aiming to reshape policy and collective action towards a sustainable future.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in understanding the roots of global environmental crises and exploring transformative solutions for a sustainable future. It's an insightful read for those wanting to engage with the challenges of climate change and explore progressive ideas for ecological and societal change.

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Planet on Fire

""An urgent manifesto for a fundamental reimagining of the global economy, offering a clear and practical road map for a future that is democratic and sustainable by design"--

A radical manifesto for how to deal with environmental breakdown

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As we rebuild our lives in the wake of Covid-19 and face the challenges of ecological disaster, how can the left win a world fit for life?

Planet on Fire is an urgent manifesto for a fundamental reimagining of the global economy. It offers a clear and practical road map for a future that is democratic and sustainable by design. Laurie Laybourn-Langton and Mathew Lawrence argue that it is not enough merely to spend our way out of the crisis; we must also rapidly reshape the economy to create a new way of life that can foster a healthy and flourishing environment for all.

Planet on Fire offers a detailed and achievable manifesto for a new politics capable of tackling environmental breakdown.

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Planet on Fire has been praised for its incisive analysis of the environmental crisis through the lens of capitalism's role in ecological breakdown. The book advocates for an eco-socialist future as a realistic and hopeful alternative, emphasizing the importance of shifting away from domination and exploitation. Described as both a manifesto and a call to arms, it offers practical recommendations for reform, presenting a roadmap to climate justice and a transformative Green New Deal. The work is noted for being starkly realistic yet unflinchingly radical, serving as a guidebook infused with hope for addressing ecological and socioeconomic challenges.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781839765100

Publisher: Verso Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 May 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Verso Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 232g

Pages: 288

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Education & Reference Laurie Laybourn-Langton Mathew Lawrence Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Science & Nature

About the Author

Laurie Laybourn-Langton is an award-winning researcher and writer and an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR). Mathew Lawrence is founder and Director of Common Wealth, a UK-based think tank that designs ownership models for a democratic and sustainable economy. Previously he was a Senior Research Fellow at the IPPR, where he worked on their influential Commission on Economic justice.

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