Holly Jean Buck has emerged in recent years as one of the most incisive voices on the left on climate change, notably with After Geoengineering (2019), along with a range of academic and popular articles. Her recent book, Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net Zero Is Not Enough (2021) is another valuable contribution, confronting realities, facing difficult questions and drawing out serious, grounded political conclusions that take the struggle forward. Fossil fuel realities
Holly Jean Buck has emerged in recent years as one of the most incisive voices on the left on climate change, notably with After Geoengineering (2019), along with a range of academic and popular articles. Her recent book, Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net Zero Is Not Enough (2021) is another valuable contribution, confronting realities, facing difficult questions and drawing out serious, grounded political conclusions that take the struggle forward. Fossil fuel realities
What if fossil fuels continue to be burned unabated? What if greenhouse gas emissions continue on their upward trajectory? What if capitalist firms carry on putting profit before human needs and the ecosystems on which we depend? What if bourgeois states fail to reach the necessary agreements to reduce emissions and undo the damage already done? What if the impacts of climate change are greater than expected? What if tipping points are reached and boundaries exceeded?
What if fossil fuels continue to be burned unabated? What if greenhouse gas emissions continue on their upward trajectory? What if capitalist firms carry on putting profit before human needs and the ecosystems on which we depend? What if bourgeois states fail to reach the necessary agreements to reduce emissions and undo the damage already done? What if the impacts of climate change are greater than expected? What if tipping points are reached and boundaries exceeded?