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

As we rebuild our lives in the wake of Covid-19 and face the challenges of ecological disaster, how can the left win a world fit for life?Planet on Fire is an urgent manifesto for a fundamental reimagining of the global economy. It offers a clear and practical road map for a future that is democratic and sustainable by design. Laurie Laybourn-Langton and Mathew Lawrence argue that it is not enough merely to spend our way out of the crisis; we must also rapidly reshape the economy to create a new way of life that can foster a healthy and flourishing environment for all.Planet on Fire offers a detailed and achievable manifesto for a new politics capable of tackling environmental breakdown.

Product details

• Authors: Mathew Lawrence, Mathew Laybourn-Langton Lawrence, Laurie Laybourn-Langton
• Publisher: Verso
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781839765100
• ISBN: 978-1-83976-510-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; 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