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English
Etymology
From eco- + capitalism.
Noun
ecocapitalism (uncountable)
- (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, →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.