Can we solve the climate crisis without confronting global inequities?
A recent study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA found that white residents in the USA produce more climate pollution than black or hispanic residents, but black and hispanic people are exposed to more air pollution.
And that is just the USA! Think about the global inequities in the "haves" and the "have nots".
And how are we going to lift people out of poverty without making the climate crisis even worse?
If you are a resident in a wealthy country, is it your responsibility to address both problems at once? And what would that look like in terms of national and international policy?
Environmental Justice >
environmental justice
The thing that many people need to understand is that we only have one world, meaning we only have one chance to stay alive and keep the Earth alive with us. Look around you, we live on an absolutely beautiful Earth, so why are we not taking more care of it. Why does it matter? Without it, no one would survive and that is not worth all the money in the world. It is not even that hard to make a start. Maybe recycle and compost when you can and just walk and bike to more locations. That could be the start to us saving the world.