Klein

Question 1

Public awareness of climate change from fossil fuels simultaneously with rise of Neoliberal economics

Question 2

3 pillars of Neoliberalism that conflict with climate crisis action

Answer 2

1. Privitazation of the public sphere
2. Deregulation of markets
3. Lowering of corporate taxes and cutting public spending
   Conservation values also clash with climate crisis action

Question 3

Progressive Worldview/Values

Answer 3

Egalitarian
Communitarian and collective action
Social justice
Suspicious of corporate power
Concerned about inequality

Question 4

Conservative Worldview/Values

Answer 4

Hierarchical
Individualistic
Against government support for poor & minorities
Support for industry
Believe we tend to get what we deserve

Question 5

Extractivism

Answer 5

A worldview that only values things based on the ability to extract profit from them - everything else is “overburden”, irrelevant or burden/obstacle to be removed

Question 6

Sacrifice zone

Answer 6

People, places and things that can be destroyed to extract value - because the value is accumulated else where - based in the assumption that there will always be new stuff to sacrifice

Question 7

A single story

Answer 7

Enlightenment=> capitalist markets and modern science=> technology, techniques work like mass production=> more efficient exploitation of workers - workers bodies and livelihoods become sacrifice zones. Technologies like stream engines=> more efficient colonialism and resource extraction - but require resources like fossil fuels. Resources extraction of fossil fuels=> places and workers become sacrifice zones. More efficient extraction and production=> greater profits. Capitalist system mean more profits=> reinvestment in more efficient technologies