climate justice
noun[U]
uk/ˈklaɪ.mət ˌdʒʌs.tɪs/us/ˈklaɪ.mət ˌdʒʌs.tɪs/theideathat therichcountriesof theworldmust takeresponsibilityforclimatechangeand thedamageitcauses, andhelppoorercountriesandpeoplebecause they have notcausedmost of theproblemand are theworstaffected:
Thousands ofprotestersmarchedoutsidethesummitdemandingclimatejustice.
Climatejusticeislinkedtohumanrightsandinternationaldevelopment,sharingthebenefitsandburdensofcombatingclimatechange.
- Thenotionof “climatejustice” is oftenignoredbyrichnationsandtheirmedia, making iteasytoblamedevelopingcountriesforemissions.
- Poorpeopleneedclimatejustice: they have arightto aworldfreefrom theinjusticesofclimatechange.
- According to theconceptofclimatejustice, thecausesofclimatechangeliein anunjusteconomicmodel, in whichindustrializedcountrieshavebenefitedfromfossilfuel-intensivedevelopment.
Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
- anti-conservationist
- anti-consumer
- biodegradable
- carbon neutral
- feed-in tariff
- food insecure
- food insecurity
- food secure
- food security
- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
- populate
- sustainably
- tidal power
- tree hugger
- ULEZ
- ultra-efficient