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Saturday, February 28th, 2015

Der Spiegel Interview with Naomi Klein: ‘The Economic System We Have Created Global Warming’

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Source:     Der Spiegel (Germany)
Publication Date:     February 25, 2015 – 06:05 PM
Link: Der Spiegel Interview with Naomi Klein: ‘The Economic System We Have Created Global Warming’
Stephan:   I am beginning to detect a growing trend towards changing the capitalist economic model from one in which profit is the only priority to one in which wellness is the priority, and profit must be made within that paradigm. The fact that this interview should appear in one of the most prestigious and influential German publications just as the European powers are meeting to address climate change, should not go unremarked.
Naomi Klein is the author of a new book on climate change called "This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate." Credit: Anya Chibis

Naomi Klein is the author of a new book on climate change called “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate.”
Credit: Anya Chibis

Can we still stop global warming? Only if we radically change our capitalist system, argues author Naomi Klein. In an interview with SPIEGEL, she explains why the time has come to abandon small steps for a radical new approach.

SPIEGEL: Ms. Klein, why aren’t people able to stop climate change?

Klein: Bad luck. Bad timing. Many unfortunate coincidences.

SPIEGEL: The wrong catastrophe at the wrong moment?

Klein: The worst possible moment. The connection between greenhouse gases and global warming has been a mainstream political issue for humanity since 1988. It was precisely the time that the Berlin Wall fell and Francis Fukuyama declared the “End of History,” the victory of Western capitalism. Canada and the US signed the first free-trade agreement, which became the prototype for the […]

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