Refusing ecocide: The fight for a liveable world

Refusing Ecocide: The Fight for a Liveable World

William Carroll's recent book, Refusing Ecocide: From Fossil Capitalism to a Liveable World, offers a powerful analysis and sketches a path forward.

The truth is stark: we are facing ecocide, the deliberate destruction of our natural environment. According to a March 2025 Abacus poll, 69% of Canadians are concerned about climate change.

Despite this, our current mood seems a toxic blend of confusion, despair, avoidance, madcap conspiracy theories, and outright denial. However, on the other side of this paralyzing fear, real momentum is building.

Last September, thousands participated in "Draw the Line" rallies, connecting the dots between previously separate fights – against militarism, against fossil capitalism, and for economic justice and migrants' and Indigenous rights.

This coalition offers a crucial glimpse of a sustainable future.

We are facing ecocide, the deliberate destruction of our natural environment.

Author's summary: A book offers a path forward to a liveable world.

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