Planet on Fire - A Manifesto for the Age of Environmental Breakdown

The environment is collapsing at a rapid rate, and in increasingly unpredictable ways. How should the left respond? Building on the debates surrounding the Green New Deal, Lawrence and Laybourn-Langton argue that it is not enough merely to spend our way out of the crisis. Instead we need to rapidly change the shape and purpose of the economy, away from the emphasis on endless growth and towards creating a healthy and flourishing environment for everyone.

About the author

Mathew Lawrence is founder and Director of Common Wealth, a think tank that designs ownership models for a democratic and sustainable economy. He is the co-author of Planet on Fire. Mathew's writing and work has appeared in the Guardian, the Nation, The Economist, The New Statesman, and the FT, among others; he is also an experienced media performer, on both TV and radio.Laurie Laybourn-Langton is an award-winning researcher and writer and an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).

Summary

A radical manifesto for how to deal with environmental breakdown

Report

We now face an environmental crisis that has to be confronted. This book sets out the scale of the emergency as well as marks out the route to a better society. This is an essential read.' John McDonnell, MP

Product details

• Authors: Mathew Lawrence, Mathew Laybourn-Langton Lawrence, Laurie Laybourn-Langton
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.04.2021
• EAN: 9781788738774
• ISBN: 978-1-78873-877-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Climate Change, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Commentary & Opinion, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Political Manifestos, Political parties and party platforms, anthropocene; climate change; neoliberalism; capitalism