ecocapitalism

English

Alternative forms

• eco-capitalism

Etymology

From eco- +‎ capitalism.

Noun

ecocapitalism (uncountable)

1. (politics, ecology) The philosophy that market-based methods can solve environmental and ecological problems, through government policy.

   Synonyms: environmental capitalism, envirocapitalism, green capitalism

   Hypernym: environmentalism

   • 2011, “Ecocapitalism”, in Dustin Mulvaney, editor, Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide, SAGE, →ISBN, page 111:

     For some, ecocapitalism is inherently a contradiction in terms. […] However, for free market enthusiasts, capitalism would remain largely unchanged in ecocapitalism.

   • 2014 August 20, Lucy Siegle, “Patrick Holden: 'People’s image of farming is a complete fantasy'”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     He’s recently been hanging out with renowned investor Warren Buffet’s son, Howard, on a combine harvester in Iowa. (“A great guy. He really gets soil!”) This won’t do much to calm the greens who accuse him of a brand of eco-capitalism.

Related terms

• ecocapitalist
• ecosocialism