“It is always easier to deny reality” writes Naomi Klein, “than to allow our worldview to be shattered.” Yet as her powerful polemic demonstrates, denialism has become a potent, corrosive and lucrative industry. Interlacing social, economic, and environmental narratives, she exposes the stark reality of the fossil fuel agenda, confronts the deep-rooted myths of capitalism, and explores how a radical shift in humanity’s values and systems can lead to a fairer, more sustainable future.
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In his counter model of a post-growth economy, sustainability researcher Niko Paech calls for restrictions upon industrial value added processes and for patterns of self-sufficiency to be strengthened. He argues that his form of economic activity would not only be more frugal but also more stable and environmentally friendly.