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sal_mccoy's review against another edition
5.0
As someone that has not actively looked at the finer details of global warming and climate change I found this successfully conveyed the gravity of the situation. It also provides a comprehensive plan to transition the world to a zero emissions economy by 2050.
Will it convince people with the money and power to actually make it happen though?
Will it convince people with the money and power to actually make it happen though?
jdaddario's review against another edition
3.0
Really good primer on the concepts and some practicalities around a GND-response to the climate crisis. This short read will help new people to the topic understand the climate crisis, its connections to capitalism and what is meant and needed in a Green New Deal. Main complaint is its explicit dismissal of 'degrowth' as a viable concept without seemingly understanding it. Highly recommend pairing this reading with the incredible 'Less is More' by Jason Hickel
skyelar's review against another edition
4.0
This book stands as a guide to approaching the global challenge of climate change in a modern fashion. It stands in defiance of the neoliberal approaches to climate stabilization and offers a global green new deal that offers a transition for the international community to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050. This plan, uniquely, approaches the topic with full acceptance of the scale of the issue. In offering a realistic account of climate based inequality, Chomsky and Pollin offer a global green new deal that adjusts policies for those communities most disparaged by the global capitalist markets that have accelerated this crisis. Fundamentally, this book offers brief reminder of the existential threat we face in confronting climate change and structures the only reasonable, ethical, and potential answers to the problems that, if left unresolved, will plague our species for generations to come.
webb_beb's review against another edition
challenging
informative
fast-paced
I think that overall this was a great introduction to the issues of climate crisis, how capitalism is involved in/responsible for the climate crisis, and how the GND would tackle the crisis.
Some of it to me felt a little basic, but I did work in climate-focused work for several years so I guess I’m not exactly the least informed demographic .
I do wish that maybe the authors had given more detail on how the development of a GND will come about and especially how this “mass movement” can/should organize, although I suppose that’s asking for a lot.
I thought their brief discussion of ecosocialism was a little odd, but maybe I am misunderstanding something…
Still would recommend if you’re newer to some climate concepts especially re GND and economics!
Some of it to me felt a little basic, but I did work in climate-focused work for several years so I guess I’m not exactly the least informed demographic .
I do wish that maybe the authors had given more detail on how the development of a GND will come about and especially how this “mass movement” can/should organize, although I suppose that’s asking for a lot.
I thought their brief discussion of ecosocialism was a little odd, but maybe I am misunderstanding something…
Still would recommend if you’re newer to some climate concepts especially re GND and economics!
chris_v8_climber_wow_nice's review against another edition
A solid critical breakdown of the issues with a very plausible energy transition scheme for the global economy. A decent level of nuance was provided to the technical issues the scheme primarily deals with - energy - but I was minorly disappointed at the rather brief dismissal of what I view as other important technical constituents of any robust green vision. The authors do, though, (in my view) rightly point out that such other considerations ought to be regarded as supplementary to a full transition to clean energy, not as a replacement for it, and so it seems optically effective to not dwell on those other technologies in this book. In my limited expertise, I found one of the reasons for casting aside negative emissions technologies to perhaps reflect a lack of knowledge in the area, but this in no way devalued the rest of the discussion in the book for me. I would recommend this to most audiences in any level of education on the matter because its meat is in its robust political discussion, which is serviced by whatever technical figures.
ailin_g's review against another edition
3.0
Some very useful facts and action points for tackling the climate crisis. But some parts also seemed very vague and generic - saying “the time is now” over and over isn’t the kind of insight I was hoping for. The comparisons with successful movements and labour union mobilisation in the past were interesting; and it was great to read about a plan that puts workers’ rights and needs front and centre to offer a path forward that ensures fossil fuel job loss is addressed. However, could have done with more actionable points on that.
Tl;dr - a dense, sometimes too high level read that still makes valuable points about the economic approach to tackling the climate crisis.
Tl;dr - a dense, sometimes too high level read that still makes valuable points about the economic approach to tackling the climate crisis.
oolonged's review against another edition
3.0
very in the weeds - lots of details. got kinda lost/bored in the GDP talk and economics without a layman translation
samle1e's review against another edition
3.0
This convinced me that it's not enough to slow economic growth or wait for technological advance. That won't do enough to address climate change. We have to take deliberate steps. But Chomsky and Pollin don't explain how to make their roadmap (divert funding from defense spending, stop burning fossil fuels) palatable to the middle class. There are some references to a "just transition," but that's not really spelled out adequately.