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Carbon market complexities are used to obfuscate the weak evidence that they can meaningfully reduce emissions, argue ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and JOEL HELLEWELL
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THE climate crisis produces a radical change in the needs and aims of both the world’s population and the powerful agents that shape our lives.

The crisis presents uncertainty: opportunities for both revolutionaries and reactionaries to seize control of the moment.

As climate consciousness has become mainstream, ideas in capitalism and neoliberal governance have evolved. One such idea is “green capitalism” in the form of carbon markets.

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Book Review / 19 December 2025
19 December 2025

IAN SINCLAIR recommends an important and timely book for climate politics right now and in the future