Sam Lavigne

A project to replace every instance of the phrase “climate change” with “capitalism” in all pdfs, web and video content created by the IPCC.

intergovernmentalpaneloncapitalism.org

Description

This project is an attempt to programmatically edit all material published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change by replacing every instance of the phrase “climate change” with the word “capitalism”. The Intergovernmental Panel on Capitalism is a fictional world whose foundation is a both a one-line joke taken to its most extreme conclusion and also a place to ask how international environmental discourse might directly engage with the overwhelming tension between environmental agendas and economic priorities.

The project comprises a massive printed report, a website and a series of videos.

Classes

Readymades, Thesis