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Aaron Vansintjan and Vijay Kolinjivadi are the authors of The Sustainability Class, published by The New Press. Their book is a sharp—and often funny—takedown of lifestyle environmentalism among the middle and upper-middle classes, which goes to absurd lengths to consume its way out of the climate crisis. But the authors don’t just critique—they point toward something better. They argue that the genuine concern motivating the sustainability class can be transformed into collective action, especially by working with unions and community groups to improve public health, affordability, and quality of life.
This is the fifth episode of Class & Climate: Perspectives on a Green Economy, a short series from the Perspectives Journal and the Green Economy Network mapping how climate action can deliver jobs and long-term affordability for workers—while debunking myths that these goals are a zero-sum trade-off with a clean environment. In this episode, Sebileau makes the case for connecting the cost of living crisis with sustainable transportation.
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