Buller The Value of a Whale

On the Illusions of Green Capitalism
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-5261-6603-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 368 Seiten

This book shows that beyond the fossil fuel industry, it is the lesser-known but vastly more powerful world of asset managers and shadow banking which is inhibiting our ability to pursue climate and environmental justice. Those with the influence to effect global change increasingly see commodifying nature as the only way to do so.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Buller, Adrienne

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen: Allgemeines
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensfinanzen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: What’s the value of a whale?
1 Gatekeepers: Economics and the collapse of possibility
2 Sirens: Distraction and dispossession in carbon markets
3 Titans: Assets, power and the construction of green capitalism
4 Alchemists: What’s green is gold
5 Time travellers: Escaping ecological debt
6 Ghosts: Valuing a disappearing world
Conclusion: Between the devil and the deep blue sea: Should we accept green capitalist solutions?

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Adrienne Buller is a Senior Fellow at Common Wealth, a progressive think tank focused on building a democratic economy. Her research and writing have featured in The Guardian, The Financial Times, Bloomberg, and The New Statesman, among others. She is the co-author of Owning the Future (Verso, 2022).