Naomi Klein: This Changes Everything live with Owen Jones - Full Length | Guardian Live

Naomi Klein, the award-winning journalist and author of global best-sellers The Shock Doctrine and No Logo discusses her most provocative book yet, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate.
Klein challenges the myths that cloud the climate debate, refutes the argument for dependence on fossil fuels and aims to show how our current economic model is waging and winning a war on earth.

In conversation with Guardian columnist and writer Owen Jones, Klein discusses why she believes climate change is a wake-up call for civilisation, why it's now about changing the world and not just lightbulbs and how tearing up the "free-market" playbook may be the answer.

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[samswoman]

My son read the Shock Doctrine when he was about 13. It completely changed his understanding of the world. Now he's the most politically savvy person I know, and he's only 16.

[dominicmorgan]

Just on a technical note, why didn't you use the audio track from her mic throughout? when you cut to different angles, the sound got worse. Just a thought for future talks.

[robinhoodstfrancis]

"Nobody has made more profit in a year, $45 bn, than Exxon (Esso), and yet, we are being asked to pay for the clean up of their pollution...." and finally Naomi does mention local ownership as in Denmark and Germany. There is actually a great movement in the UK for local ownership, whether in place or through widespread share sales, in Baywind and its off shoots.

[HideHairLoss]

I don't know how old this guy is, but he sounds like he's been interviewing/introducing people for 100 years. Well done. Now, for the main speaker.

[GomezProductions]

I struggle to imagine the type of person that would 'dislike' this interview

[weekendworrier]

Ontario:

Over the next 20 years, your household will pay an additional $60, 000 for electricity.

[Thaddeus]

How many times does she say "in the book"

[frmcf]

Dudes, on a lecture like this you don't need to cut from close-up sound to wide sound with the camera cuts; it's really annoying. Please get your act together if you want to be taken seriously.

[pollyannasteiner]

This is brilliant should be 3K not 300 likes...

[weekendworrier]

A 1mw solar farm (nameplate capacity not actual saleable megawatts) is 2.5 acres. Do the math. A solar farm large enough to equal the output of a 1gw nuclear reactor is 15, 000 acres.

[mchapman]

7th May, 2015, Britain (England) voted Conservative. Actually, nothing changes.

[weekendworrier]

Keeping growth in the population and economies while thinking renewables will make a difference is ignorant. Only degrowth can reduce emissions. Either way nothing meaningful will happen

[eekrfknowldg]

we're not broke how the fuck can we owe 'money' to false entities

[murthujapatan]

Dear Naomi Klein and Woe Jones, Wish a MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR WITH ALL PROSPERITY IN 2015.

[kathybramley]

Argh. Want to listen to this. But that audio. That echo. :-/

[MyPedorro]

We were marching against this shit in 1968. We forgot and now it's here

[Johnconno]

Owen still has to use a potty at Guardian HQ I guess.

[alexmckelvey]

There was a borderline unconscionable fracking commercial featuring a "geologist" on right before this started. And one for the very same Keystone XL Pipeline she mentions in the talk. Good to see we're winning. . Fucking disgusting. . 

[JohnBelchamber]

We need to get past Left or Right Politics in a Universe with (at least) 3 Dimensions if we want to remain the 'dominant species'.

[dave]

Can you explain why nuclear fusion is never mentioned when people are discussiong the environment? If ITER had been properly funded we would now know that teh technology works and be starting to build fusion power stations.