In this book we have argued that anthropogenic climate change is not only a result of humanity's addiction to fossil fuels but also, more fundamentally, a consequence of the global economic system. We see the climate crisis as revealing perhaps the ultimate contradiction of corporate capitalism: its reliance on the consumption of nature for its own development. On the basis of established climate science, our examination of the corporate world's responses to the most serious and all-encompassing threat of our age paints a grim picture of humanity staggering towards the point of no return. The political myths of corporate environmentalism, corporate citizenship, and corporate omnipotence make it highly likely that our collective efforts to deal with climate change will remain wedded to the perpetuation of the ‘business as usual’ philosophy and the relentless, blinkered pursuit of creative self-destruction.

And yet, as we outlined in the previous chapter, there exists a range of alternative imaginaries to corporate capitalism. Mirroring the analysis in the previous chapters, we suggest there are arguably six possible movements to further engage people's imagination in demanding a change to how things are. These six movements revolve around:

1. • How we see our relationship to nature

2. • The disruption of language

3. • The promotion of greater democracy in climate politics

4. • Understanding the worth of the environment beyond a market commodity

5. • Developing a ‘green’ identity beyond consumption

6. • Championing the positive emotionality of climate action.

By way of conclusion, we briefly summarise our analysis before discussing how these alternative imaginaries might take hold and whether there is genuine hope that they can engage people sufficiently to unsettle, upset, and overturn the status quo.