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AGROFUELS
BIG PROFITS, RUINED LIVES AND ECOLOGICAL DESTRUCTION |
| By: |
Francois Houtart |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£60.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1849645604 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781849645607 |
| Publisher: |
PLUTO PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
7 May, 2010 |
| Series: |
Transnational Institute |
| Pages: |
208 |
| Description: |
Shows that agrofuels, once heralded as a solution to climate change, do more harm than good due to the capitalist system in which they are produced. |
| Synopsis: |
Agrofuels were heralded as a key weapon in the fight against climate change, but the deforestation and theft of agricultural land that was essential to farmers in the developing world, suggests that they are doing more harm than good.Francois Houtart argues that the green potential of agrofuels has been hijacked by businesses that put profits above environmental protection. This has led to the absurd situation where an energy source that should be sustainable actually increases human and ecological damage, simply due to the profit-maximising decisions of capitalists rather than a flaw in the concept of agrofuels.Houtart reveals that we need to rethink neoliberalism's relationship to green politics and ask is capitalism compatible with climate change, or do we need to overhaul our economic system in order to save the planet? |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Pluto Press |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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