Scientists Warn the UN of Capitalism's Imminent Demise

[rangerrebew]

Scientists Warn the UN of Capitalism's Imminent Demise

A climate change-fueled switch away from fossil fuels means the worldwide economy will fundamentally need to change.


Capitalism as we know it is over. So suggests a new report commissioned by a group of scientists appointed by the UN Secretary-General. The main reason? We’re transitioning rapidly to a radically different global economy, due to our increasingly unsustainable exploitation of the planet’s environmental resources.

Climate change and species extinctions are accelerating even as societies are experiencing rising inequality, unemployment, slow economic growth, rising debt levels, and impotent governments. Contrary to the way policymakers usually think about these problems, the new report says that these are not really separate crises at all.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/43pek3/scientists-warn-the-un-of-capitalisms-imminent-demise

[Joe Wooten]

I bet the "scientists" do not have real science backgrounds (political, sociology, etc). If they do have hard science background, then they are second raters working in sinecure government jobs they cannot be fired from for incompetence.

[Cyber Liberty]

Thank the stars above we have Scientists to keep this stuff straight for us.  We have a little too much freedom going on around here.

[XenaLee]

Scientists Warn the UN of Capitalism's Imminent Demise

A climate change-fueled switch away from fossil fuels means the worldwide economy will fundamentally need to change.


Capitalism as we know it is over. So suggests a new report commissioned by a group of scientists appointed by the UN Secretary-General. The main reason? We’re transitioning rapidly to a radically different global economy, due to our increasingly unsustainable exploitation of the planet’s environmental resources.

Climate change and species extinctions are accelerating even as societies are experiencing rising inequality, unemployment, slow economic growth, rising debt levels, and impotent governments. Contrary to the way policymakers usually think about these problems, the new report says that these are not really separate crises at all.

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/43pek3/scientists-warn-the-un-of-capitalisms-imminent-demise

So, what does any of that have to do with Capitalism (vs., I presume, Communism)???

Or .... are they just afraid to say (our loud) that they're worried about global population.... in which case Communism spread world-wide would take care of that pesky "too many people" problem...

?