Without having read the full piece yet, to reply to your comment on the second part, I would refer you to get into ecological economics. There are critiques in that field that the article above would disagree woth - but I am currently reading an introductory textbook “Ecological Economics: principles and applications” [https://cutt.ly/ow0jD8i](https://cutt.ly/ow0jD8i) “A change in vision from seeing the economy as the whole to seeing it as a part of the relevant Whole—the ecosystem—constitutes a major par- adigm shift in economics. In subsequent chapters, we will consider more specific consequences of this shift.” Chaper 2, “A Paradigm Shift” My intention of reading this book was to discover plausible solutions and not just critiques of capitalism. While my readings aren’t complete - I get the sense that there might be economic and technological solutions to the environmental crisis- but that it has to be completed by a paradigm shift in how we see growth, distributions and economics

"Greta Thunberg is being strategically exploited by the World Bank, the UN, and the non-profit industrial complex that serves the ruling classes. They are using her to advance their own self-interests and objectives – that are in direct opposition to everything this young woman brilliantly articulates. This is being presented as a “leaderless movement” – very much the “New Power” methodology and religion for the capitalists – theorized by Jeremy Heimans (Avaaz/Purpose) for mass movement building – that serves the most powerful and destructive forces on the planet. The manipulation of young, malleable minds is at the foundation of Western indoctrination in order to insulate a failing system and mask the market solutions being designed to address it. Market “solutions” that benefit the rich at the expense of the environment. Hence, the youth are always the sacrificial lambs of the non-profit industrial complex." ACT II

[@m0zrat](/user/profile/m0zrat) , I had a similar reaction to the article. Re: "why the climate movement can't be both filling plutocrats pockets _and_ promoting a good cause" I think there is reason to be skeptical here. Anything that entrenches capitalism's demand for exponential growth on a planet with limited resources is probably not going to end well. But, to your point, if we are able to make the switch to solar, we'll be better off, so I'm not quite ready to write off Greta as a pawn of sinister capital, its definitely better than nothing. I think the biggest challenge facing climate activism is the fact that its really hard to imagine something other than a. capitalism and b. nation states competing economically with no global body with any meaningful power. Even for something like carbon credits to actually work would requires a robust global regulatory body and UN isn't quite cutting it. Degrowth is an idea that is starting to trend but again, its really hard to imagine how it can actually happen without it looking like a doomsday scenario or North Korea. I guess one takeaway is that capitalism in intrinsically bad at dealing with something like climate change, so we MUST try to imagine something else.