Slow down to save the planet, says Kohei Saito

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/slow-down-save-planet-says-023229271.html

«Kohei Saito’s argument that capitalism is the root cause of climate change and we need to stop chasing growth to save the planet has struck a chord in Japan.

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New technologies such as electric cars, carbon capture or nuclear fusion cannot solve the climate problem in a system that is always seeking greater profit, Saito said.

Banning private jets and “excessive public advertisements” as well as “introducing a much more radical wealth tax” could be a starting point instead.

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Saito makes clear in “Slow Down” that for now his ideas only apply to the world’s rich countries, which are disproportionately responsible for climate change.»