In my philosophical project the important question is the impact and the role of capitalistic economy in the creation of the Anthropocene. Capitalism defined as an endless search for economic growth and unlimited profits was diagnosed by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari ("Capitalism and Schizophrenia"). Rosi Braidotti cites their findings in her studies on the source of the Anthropocene, pointing not only to greed and egoism but most importantly to predatory individualism and presenting capitalistic development as an evolutionary, indispensable element of human activity. Another good point made by Slavoj Žižek is the coincidence of contemporary ecological movements with consumption and consumer lifestyle. The next question I'm working on is the relationship between the Anthropocene and the Capitalocene and I found interesting things in Timothy Morton writings. If capitalist economy were to be the main cause of the Anthropocene, how should we treat the emission of gases by the Soviet Union or China? Wouldn't these cause the global warming too?

Thanks for the answer. One might say that it is a sort of hypercapitalism and hyperindividualism then? I am still curious to know how this corresponds to neoliberal governmentality approach and/or tragedy of the commons?

Andrzej (above) provides an excellent answer and states most of the things I would wish to say. In addition, I would prefer the term 'Capitaloscene' to 'Anthroposcene' on the basis that early homo sapiens and human civilisations up to the last 500 years did not have a huge impact on the natural environment. The advent of capitalist society, developing from the 14th century, but speeding up its expansion rapidly from about 1750, has had the main impact on such phenomena as climate change. Secondly, I would recommend highly Jason Moore's book on these issues: "Capitalism in the Web of Life: Ecology and the Accumulation of Capital" (Verso, 2015).

thanks for your input Glenn, will look into your recommendations for further reading on the topic!