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Political Science Economic Conditions

Forces of Production, Climate Change and Canadian Fossil Capitalism

by (author) Nicolas Graham

Publisher
Haymarket Books
Initial publish date
Jan 2022
Category
Economic Conditions
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781642596212
    Publish Date
    Jan 2022
    List Price
    $42.95

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In Forces of Production, Climate Change and Canadian Fossil Capitalism, Nicolas Graham reinterprets the concept of forces of production from an ecological standpoint and in the context of the deepening climate crisis. He argues that ecological knowledge itself, as well as associated developments in renewable energy technology and green infrastructure, represent advancements in productive forces. However, such "green productive forces" are fettered by capitalist relations of production, including the power of carbon capital.

In addition to a conceptual and theoretical reinterpretation, case studies focusing on Canadian fossil capitalism provide a concrete-complex analysis of the deepening of fossil-fuelled productive forces and the process of fettering in both renewable energies and in the development and application of ecological knowledge.

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Contributor Notes

Nicolas Graham is a sessional instructor at the University of Victoria. His previous work has appeared in journals such as Capitalism Nature Socialism, Studies in Political Economy and Canadian Review of Sociology.