Why Capitalist Innovation Won't Save Us
January 14, 2022
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as posted by the channelWhy ecomodernism won't work, explained. Support OCC and get early and adfree videos by becoming a Patreon member
In this Our Changing Climate climate change video essay, I look at why eco-modernism is not not only not a solution to the climate crisis, but also could create a capitalist climate disaster. Eco-modernism, at its core, is a capitalist philosophy that seeks to escape climate change and environmental destruction through technological innovation, agricultural intensification, and city densification. Elon Musk and Bill Gates are perfect examples of eco-modernist. Both seek to harness current, and more importantly, future technologies like carbon capture and next-generation nuclear reactors to decouple emissions from economic growth. Ultimately eco-modernism seeks to maintain business-as-usual capitalism by relying on untested technologies and unproven theories.
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