Capitalism Vs. the Environment

Paper Summary:

The paper demonstrates, through the Mills' Sociological Imagination framework, why an environmentally sustainable society is not achievable under capitalism. The paper discusses how capitalism has already caused immeasurable damage to the environment, including deforestation, climate change and acid rain. The paper also shows how the social structure of capitalism is not compatible with a society that is environmentally sustainable.

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"An environmentally sustainable society can co-exist with the environment without long-term detriment to it. Such a society would create a society-humane, ecologically sound, cooperative, egalitarian, and democratic lifestyle. There would be no room in such a culture for a capitalist system that serves only individuals to accumulate capital, increase labour productivity, compete and maximize profit. This essay will examine, through the Mills' Sociological Imagination framework, why an environmentally sustainable society is not achievable under Capitalism."

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