This week, Hans Baer, anthropologist and development studies specialist at the University of Melbourne, takes the long view of these turbulent times as he explains what's come to be known as eco-socialism, and talks about eco-socialism's particular approach to climate politics and activism.

Hans Baer's publications include: Global Warming and the Political Ecology of Health (2009), Global Capitalism and Climate Change (2012), Climate Politics and the Climate Movement in Australia (2012 edited with Verity Burgmann)