Description: Ecomodernism : Technology, Politics and the Climate Crisis, Paperback by Symons, Jonathan, ISBN 1509531203, ISBN-13 9781509531202, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Is climate catastrophe inevitable? In a world of extreme inequality, rising nationalism and mounting carbon emissions, the future looks gloomy. Yet one group of environmentalists, the ‘ecomodernists’, are optimistic. They argue that technological innovation and universal human development hold the keys to an ecologically vibrant future. However, this perspective, which advocates fighting climate change with all available technologies – including nuclear power, synthetic biology and others not yet invented – is deeply controversial because it rejects the Green movement’s calls for greater harmony with nature. In this book, Jonathan Symons offers a qualified defence of the ecomodernist vision. Ecomodernism, he explains, is neither as radical or reactionary as its critics claim, but belongs in the social democratic tradition, promoting a third way between laissez-faire and anti-capitalism. Critiquing and extending ecomodernist ideas, Symons argues that states should defend against climate threats through transformative investments in technological innovation. A good Anthropocene is still possible – but only if we double down on science and humanism to push beyond the limits to growth.
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Book Title: Ecomodernism : Technology, Politics and the Climate Crisis
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Ecomodernism: Technology, Politics and the Climate Crisis
Publisher: Polity Press
Subject: Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Environmental / General, Ecology, Global Warming & Climate Change, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
Publication Year: 2019
Item Height: 0.8 in
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 12 Oz
Subject Area: Nature, Political Science, Technology & Engineering, Science
Author: Jonathan Symons
Item Length: 8.4 in
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
