Moving towards transformative climate justice: what needs to be done?

Moving towards transformative climate justice: what needs to be done?

Peter Newell, Shilpi Srivastava, Lars Otto Naess, Gerardo A. Torres and Roz Price, Institute of Development Studies, 7 January 2021

If the roots of the climate crisis lie in economic and social injustices that are often racial, gendered, and class-based in origin, what are the prospects for climate justice? This column argues for a transformative approach, noting that addressing justice issues is complex, messy, contested, and time-consuming. The authors conclude that the pursuit of climate justice should not be isolated from the necessary pursuit of food, energy, and water justice – for example, in relation to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

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