Capitalism and Climate Change: Theoretical Discussion, Historical Development and Policy Responses

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-13
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Nature and the Work Process....Pages 17-24
Capitalism, Nature and Climate Change: A Structural Analysis....Pages 25-35
The Regulation of Nature and Society in Different Capitalist Growth Strategies....Pages 36-45
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
The Origins of a New Accumulation Regime....Pages 49-57
The Geographic Extension of Fordism....Pages 58-67
Mode of Societalisation and Consumption Norm....Pages 68-75
A Fossil Energy Regime....Pages 76-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
The Rise of a Finance-Driven Accumulation Regime....Pages 89-101
The Recomposition of the International Division of Labour....Pages 102-111
A Worldwide Consumption Norm (Based on Debt) and the Financial Crisis....Pages 112-121
The Globalisation of the Fossil Energy Regime....Pages 122-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-136
Multinational Governance in an Unequal World: The Kyoto Process and the Actors Involved....Pages 137-154
Theory and Practice of Carbon Emission Trading: The Case of the EU ETS....Pages 155-166
The Flaws of Free-Market Solutions for Climate Change Prevention and Their Homology to Finance-Driven Capitalism....Pages 167-177
Concluding Remarks....Pages 178-193
Back Matter....Pages 194-220