The political economy of climate change: the impasse and way out

Fusheng Xie and Han Cheng

Economic and Political Studies, 2021, vol. 9, issue 3, 315-335

Abstract: Mainstream economics attributes climate change to negative externalities of carbon emissions and the lack of climate property rights. Although market-based strategies such as emission trading are widely implemented under the guideline of mainstream economics, there is no evidence that the accelerating trend of global warming has been contained. Marxian economists criticise the theoretical point of departure of the mainstream perspective about climate change and climate governance, and propose an alternative analytical framework focussing on the relationship between climate and capital accumulation. Following the Marxian perspective, we discuss the subject, nature, strategy, and possibility of a popular climate movement that could serve as an alternative to the existing mainstream climate governance.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/20954816.2021.1885780

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