This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate - Naomi Klein (Book)

Title: This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate

Author: Naomi Klein

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Publication Date: 2014

This Changes Everything is a provocative and influential work by Naomi Klein that challenges the prevailing economic and political paradigms in the face of the climate crisis. Klein argues that the current neoliberal, free-market system is fundamentally at odds with the measures needed to combat climate change effectively. She posits that incremental reforms are insufficient and that only a radical restructuring of our economic and political systems can address the environmental challenges we face.

The book delves into how corporate interests and market-driven policies have hindered meaningful action on climate change. Klein highlights the role of grassroots movements and community-led initiatives as vital forces in driving systemic change. She emphasizes that the climate crisis presents an opportunity to address broader issues of social justice, inequality, and democracy.

Critically acclaimed, This Changes Everything was a finalist for the 2014 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction and was shortlisted for the 2015 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. It was also included in The New York Times list of 100 notable books of 2014. The book has been credited with popularizing the anti-extractivist Blockadia movement, which opposes large-scale fossil fuel extraction projects.

In 2015, a documentary film based on the book, also titled This Changes Everything, was released. Directed by Avi Lewis and narrated by Klein, the film explores the themes of the book through on-the-ground stories of communities fighting environmental degradation.

For those interested in exploring the intersections of environmental issues, economic systems, and social justice, This Changes Everything offers a compelling and urgent call to action.