Eco-Capitalism
Eco-Capitalism, sometimes referred to as Green Capitalism but mainly called Free Market Environmentalism is the son of Capitalism and Environmentalism, he believes that the market desire for more eco-friendly products combined with more resource-efficient products being more profitable, charity and the owners of property not wanting their property polluted would naturally limit the amount of pollution of the earth's environment.
History
The roots of eco-capitalism can be traced back to the late 1960s. The Tragedy of the Commons, an essay published in 1968 in Garrett Hardin's Science magazine, argues that the Malthusian catastrophe is inevitable as a result of liberal or democratic government policies, so that the question of family size remains with the family and willing to take care of potential human overpopulation. Hardin argued that if families were given freedom of choice in this matter, but were removed from the welfare state, parents who chose to outgrow would not have the resources to provide for their "litter", thus addressing the problem of overpopulation. This is the first argument made from an eco-capitalist point of view: overpopulation will technically be solved by the free market. John Baden, a Garrett Hardin contributor to other works, including Managing the Commons, founded the Political Economy Research Center (now Property and Environment Research Center) in 1982. As one of the first eco-capitalist organizations established, PERC's ongoing mission is to "improve the quality of the environment through property rights and markets." The most popular eco-capitalist idea was emissions trading or cap and trade. Emissions trading, a market-based approach that allows polluters to buy or obtain permits, began to be explored in the late 1960s. International emissions trading was greatly promoted in the 1990s, when the UN adopted the Kyoto Protocol in 1997.
Personality
EcoCap loves to talk about saving the environment and will usually be found selling eco-friendly products to other green balls, may do green fundraisers and/or donate huge sums of money to environmental causes.
Often hangs out with other right-enironmetalists, like his #1 customer and Eco-Conservatism, along with Green Liberalism and Eco-Nationalism from time to time.
Invests heavily in the ecomodernist utopia, as it is his dream world.
How to Draw
- Draw a ball.
- Color the ball gold
- Draw a green dollar sign ($)
- Around that dollar sign draw a green recycling logo
- (Optional) Draw a black top-hat with the Fairtrade logo (Blue and lime green) on it
- Draw the eyes and you're done!
Color Name | HEX | RGB | |
---|---|---|---|
Gold | #FFFF00 | 255, 255, 0 | |
Green | #00C000 | 0, 192, 0 | |
Black | #141414 | 20, 20, 20 | |
Blue | #00A3E9 | 0, 163, 233 | |
Lime Green | #B3E61D | 179, 230, 29 |
Relationships
Friends
- Capitalism - My number one investor, but I wish you cared about the environment more, otherwise nobody would blame YOU for the climate change. There's an "eco" in economy for a reason. (Love ya, dad!)
- Environmentalism - Number one buyer, but you need to understand that sacrifices have to be made for a stronger economy. (Love ya, mom!)
- Green Libertarianism - Libertarian counterpart and another major investor. (Love ya, friend!)
- Eco-Conservatism - My Conservative counterpart, and 2nd biggest investor. (Love ya, bro!)
- Green Liberalism - Does a good job at promoting me.
- Ecomodernism - Experimental green technology, huh? I'll definitely invest in that.
- Post-Industrialism - Hmmm... I guess I can work something out.
- Propertarianism - Private property rights used as a protection against contamination? Neat!
- Regulated Capitalism - Regulations are necessary to a certain extent to save the environment.
- Humanism - IN THIS VIDEO, WE'RE CURING OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE'S BLINDNESS
Frenemies
- Eco-Socialism - Says "I'm not a true environmentalist and I just want to cash in", but at the end of the day, we both want to help our planet.
I mean come on, saving the environment and making money at the same time is a win-win for me. - Eco-Fascism - Has weird ideas on property, but wants to help the planet just like me.
- Eco-Anarchism - Even though we have very different ideas on how to solve climate change, we still work together for the good of our planet.
Right? - Social Capitalism - I'm indifferent to Welfarism, but we did have a child who likes both welfare and environmentalism.
- Authoritarian Capitalism - Can you chill with the oil drilling? It can be bad for the business, you know.
- Corporatocracy - Eco-friendly things are
very profitablereally IN right now. - Veganarchism - Hates my guts, but happily consumes my veggie burgers.
- Alt-Right - You like Garrett Hardin, but stop using the Internet for Nazi purposes, you weirdo!
- Nuclear Power Advocacy - Nuclear power may become a profitable energy source in the future, but right now it is just too expensive to have any immediate, significant impact on climate change.[1]
But we know we can do one thing…
Enemies
- Anarcho-Capitalism - Laissez-Faireism is never going succeed at protecting the environment.
- Industrialism - CAN YOU STOP POLLUTING THE AIR AND WATER? It's bad for business, I'm serious this time!
- Marxism-Leninism - Terrible industrial commie, remember the Aral Sea!
- Maoism - More like great leap backward, amirite?
- Right-Wing Populism - Climate change is a real thing
and all this eco-friendly stuff is making me rich! - Left Anti-Environmentalism - Disgusting communist polluters.
Further Information
Wikipedia
Literature
- Tragedy of the Commons by Garret Hardin
- Free Market Environmentalism by Terry L. Anderson and Donald R. Leal
- Enviro-Capitalists: Doing good while doing well by Terry L. Anderson and Donald R. Leal
- Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins and Hunter Lovins
- Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change by Hunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen
- How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need Preview by Bill Gates
Videos
- The Free Market Solution To Environmental Issues and Walter Block: Free Market Environmentalism by Radical Capitalist
- A conservative solution to global warming (Part 1) by potholer54
- A conservative solution to global warming (Part 2) by potholer54
- Adair Turner on Why Capitalism and Climate Change are Not Enemies by Intelligence Squared
Websites
Gallery
References
- ↑
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC_BCz0pzMw
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INl3pCXm6Tw&t=710
- https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/06/25/america-aims-for-nuclear-power-renaissance
- https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/should-we-subsidize-nuclear-power-to-fight-climate-change
- https://theconversation.com/dutton-wants-australia-to-join-the-nuclear-renaissance-but-this-dream-has-failed-before-209584
- https://theconversation.com/grattan-on-friday-the-coalitions-likely-embrace-of-nuclear-energy-is-high-risk-politics-211346
- https://theconversation.com/if-the-opposition-wants-a-mature-discussion-about-nuclear-energy-start-with-a-carbon-price-without-that-nuclear-is-wildly-uncompetitive-184471