A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal
co-authored with Kate Aronoff, Alyssa Battistoni and Daniel Aldana Cohen with a foreword by Naomi Klein.
Verso Books, 2019
In the twenty-first century, all politics are climate politics. The age of climate gradualism is over, as unprecedented disasters are exacerbated by inequalities of race and class. We need profound, radical change.
A Green New Deal can tackle the climate emergency and rampant inequality at the same time. Cutting carbon emissions while winning immediate gains for the many is the only way to build a movement strong enough to defeat big oil, big business, and the super-rich—starting right now.
A Planet to Win explores the political potential and concrete first steps of a Green New Deal. It calls for dismantling the fossil fuel industry, building beautiful landscapes of renewable energy, and guaranteeing climate-friendly work, no-carbon housing, and free public transit. And it shows how a Green New Deal in the United States can strengthen climate justice movements worldwide. We stand on the brink of disaster—but also at the cusp of wondrous, transformative change.
Translations and Reviews
Kate Aronoff, Alyssa Battistoni, Daniel Aldana Cohen, Thea Riofrancos. 2021. Um planeta a conquistar: a urgência de um Green New Deal. Preface by Raquel Rolnik. Forward by Naomi Klein. Translation: Aline Scátola. São Paulo: Autonomia Literária.
Kate Aronoff, Alyssa Battistoni, Daniel Aldana Cohen, Thea Riofrancos. 2021. A Planet to Win: Perché ci serve un Green New Deal. Afterword by Maurizio Acerbo. Forward by Naomi Klein. Roma: Momo Edizioni.
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