What effect does a capitalist economic system tend to have on the natural environment?

Learning Goal: I’m working on a economics writing question and need a sample draft to help me learn.The government has come to play a large role in the economy in contemporary U.S. capitalism. How can one explain the expansion of the government’s economic role? What classes and groups have benefited from this expansion? In particular, How is the capitalist class able to exercise influence over state policy despite being a small minority of the population?
What effect does a capitalist economic system tend to have on the natural environment? Carefully explain why it has these effects. Discuss the various possible methods to solve global climate change.
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Requirements: 2 pages