A capitalism system that revolves around perpetual economic expansion on a planet with finite resources closely explains the health, climatic, and ecological crises we are experiencing.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Every day we feel the effects of this crisis age. COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most visible manifestation of this. Beyond the public health emergency, there is also the economic repercussions, which, when placed on top of an already very uneven and unfair economic system, has had different consequences on different classes and social groups. The COVID crisis is not the cause, but a symptom of this crisis, having revealed ecological, social, and political problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The roots, structure, and implications of the capitalist system must be addressed. The two big systemic challenges we are confronted with, economic and environmental, are two sides of the same coin. One cannot be solved without solving the other. It is extremely difficult for communities to cope successfully with environmental challenges if they are also dealing with issues of economic insecurity. Economic stability is needed to be able to fight for environmental policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The fossil fuel sector is a major contributor to the climate crisis and the pollution that is currently affecting so many communities. Sentencing for the long term, decarbonizing the economy can result in a net gain in jobs and environment. Coal and other fossil fuel extraction jobs should be replaced by renewable energy ones like solar and wind industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this sense, it is important to accept the challenge of the near-term socioecological transition<\/strong>. The health, climatic, and ecological crisis human society is experiencing require radical behavioral, economic and political changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And what can we do as humanity and on what terms? A kind of premises have to be changed in ourselves in order to then change the economic system and ecological behavior: it requires respect for one another as humans, and care for the ecosystem we all depend on and where everybody (not only humans!) matters for its continuity. It seems simple, and yet…<\/p>\n\n\n\n