Climate justice is often talked about in articles but what exactly is meant by it? We give you a brief description with some excellent resources to discover more about Climate Justice.
Climate justice is the recognition that those who have contributed the least to our climate issues are often the ones who suffer the most. When action plans to combat climate change are being developed. Climate Justice insists that human rights are considered. In fact, in the United Nations, in 2022, declared that access to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a universal human right.
Here are some resources to learn more about climate justice:
- United Nations Development Programme explainer on climate justice.
- Often described as the father of environmental justice, Dr. Robert Bullard, has written many books on the topic with his first, Dumping in Dixie: Race, Class and Environmental Quality, released in 1990.
- Some accounts to check out on social media for activists in the global south, Indigenous leaders and Black environmental leaders.
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