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Naomi Klein: This Changes Everything (2014, Simon & Schuster) 4 stars

In This Changes Everything Naomi Klein argues that climate change isn’t just another issue to …

Review of 'This changes everything : capitalism vs. the climate' on 'GoodReads'

4 stars

Excellently written, dark account of climate change and neoliberalism, and how these two forces combine to disasterous effect. As Klein points out, many of us walk around with at least one eye closed to the effects of large-scale pollution on our climate, and here she tries to open both eyes. Sometimes prone to hyperbole, and the reference list is occasionally incomplete when looking for further information, but Klein includes a personal tone in her journalism and weaves a coherent story, eventually outlining the positivity behind the movement toward clean energy and community activism.