ecocapitalism

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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, →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.

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