Does Living Green Make a Difference?

M Maniates author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Polity Press

Published:30th Apr '26

£9.99

This title is due to be published on 30th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Does Living Green Make a Difference? cover

Massive environmental problems threaten our planet and evoke within us a need to act – a need to do something, no matter how small, to slow the damage.  But what kind of action? Businesses, governments, and environmental groups tell us that buying environmentally friendly products while living more lightly on the planet is a winning strategy. If enough of us make these changes to our lifestyles, governments and corporations will follow suit. Environmental solutions will emerge and the planet will prosper.  Michael Maniates believes that individuals can and must stop environmental destruction. But not by living green. The mantra of “buy green, live lean, save the planet” is a con: it fosters pernicious assumptions about social change, separates individuals from their real power in the world, and fuels damaging consumption. It’s high time to find more rewarding and promising avenues for saving the planet. This book shows us how.

ISBN: 9781509527472

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

154 pages