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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Why do we need to counter Climate Change
Human impact is a leading cause of climate change. Our agriculture, expansion, transportation, factories, fossil fuels and other activities emit greenhouse gases which contributes to climate change. A lot of these problems are coming from large corporations and companies. They consume a lot of energy and many factories burn a lot of fossil fuels which is a problem. Continuing these activities like this will cause the earth to heat up more, cause the sea level to rise and increase extreme weather activity.