should we be campaigning on climate change at all ?


ok, deliberately controversial title, but it is a serious question

climate change is a problem, but it's a symptom of a fossil fuelled growth oriented capitalist economy. if people aren't already concerned about climate change and doing something then they aren't going to be (at least not in time) maybe they can be motivated by something that is a bit more immediate, both in time and effect.

Peak oil, or as i heard last night, the energy crunch, is that issue. People have already had a taste of it with the huge energy price rises in the last year.This might encourage people to realise that this system and economy are the problem and take action to build an alternative, that will also tackle climate change.