In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look a how and why socialism, specifically ecosocialism, is crucial to mitigating climate change and building a just and equitable world. Specifically, I look at how capitalism can not exist in harmony with the natural world by investigating the concept of “metabolic rift.” I then unpack what exactly ecosocialism is through the examples of various authors and activists. Ultimately, a planned, rational, anti-imperialist, anti-colonial, and deeply democratic mode of production is the only path forward for true harmony with the natural world. That economic formulation is ecosocialism.

Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro
1:20 – The Metabolic Rift
4:28 – What is Ecosocialism?
8:29 – Visions of Ecosocialism
18:49 – Lessons from Cuba
24:15 – Towards Ecosocialism

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