Why Capitalism Is Killing Us (And the Planet)

• This video describes the negative impacts capitalism has on the climate and environment, citing examples of both rampant capitalism and environmental impacts in Texas.
• Students will learn that multinational companies have been able to evade consequences and continue to profit off the burning of fossil fuels and exploitation of natural resources by greenwashing, lobbying, and rebranding. 
• The video highlights current movements and visionary ideas that can help us enact change from the bottom up, asserting that people, not companies, will solve this crisis.
• The video makes references to BP, Puerto Rico, and the Paris Agreement.

Positives

• The video emphasizes the injustice of capitalist economies.
• The video is divided into 8 chapters, allowing for easy navigation.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• The video begins by discussing the death of people and the planet, which could be overwhelming for students.
• There is an ad at the start of the video.
• The video content ends at 12 minutes, 23 seconds.

Differentiation

• Economics classes could use this video in a lesson on capitalism, economic justice issues, globalization, or privatization.
• History classes could discuss the connections between capitalism and colonialism.
• Students could research one of the movements or innovative ideas from the video and share what they learn with their classmates.
• The video shows how BP has effectively distanced itself from climate issues through marketing. Students could look for examples of how other companies have done this as well.
• Other resources on this topic include this course on climate economics, this video on the problem with consumerism, and this lesson on globalization and the environment.
  

This resource assesses free-market capitalism's role in attaining a carbon-free planet by 2050. It emphasizes with clear examples of how multinationals, energy firms, and corporate bodies are incapable of reducing carbon emissions over the last 40 years, which looks to be nothing more than greenwashing. This is a valuable resource and it is recommended for teaching.