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?
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Justicia Ambiental/Environmental Justice
Como una persona que vive en planeta tierra, como todos nosotros vivimos en este planeta tierra, es triste ver como nosotros humanos estamos dañando nuestro unico hogar en este universo. Si hay esperanza en soluciones que podemos empezar a usar y tambien hay personas que si les importa la tierra y justamente estas personas haremos hasta lo más pequeño para intentar hacer una diferencia y darle justicia a nuestro ambiente, porque la tierra nos ha dado un hogar, y nuestro trabajo es regresarle el favor.
As a person who lives on planet earth, as we all live on this planet earth, it is sad to see how we humans are damaging our only home in this universe.There is hope in solutions that we can start using and there are also people who do care about the earth and precisely these people we will do our best to try to make a difference and give justice to our environment, because the earth has given us a home, and our job is to return the favor.