Green New Deal or Degrowth? — The Class Politics of the Climate Crisis Alternative Debate
Source
[Debate] Can the Green New Deal Be an Alternative to the Climate and Economic Crisis?
Why this was selected
A top-tier Korean analysis that organizes the international debate between the Green New Deal (Pauline) and degrowth (Button & Somerville) using the theory of the rate of profit. It fairly examines the theoretical strengths and limitations of each position, while drawing a Marxist answer to the core question, "Is environmentally friendly capitalism possible?" It includes a critique of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), an analysis of the historical limits of Roosevelt's New Deal, and numerical arguments that renewable energy supplements rather than replaces fossil fuels. It simultaneously addresses theory and reality, and accurately points out in its conclusion that the "absence of a class subject" is a common weakness of both positions.
Context
It is directly connected to the ecological socialism series (ecosocialism-01~05). This is the Korean original text of the Green New Deal vs. degrowth debate covered in the third installment of the series. At a time when the Climate Justice Alliance is calling for "system transformation," the theoretical basis can be found in this article. It provides essential background knowledge for understanding the current front line of conflict between the Lee Jae-myung government's AI/semiconductor growthism and the climate justice movement in 2026.