Emissions can be seen as a scarce communal resource, that, like other scarce resources such as a food, water or medical supplies, needs to be rationed.
Considering humans as separate from the rest of nature risks an incomplete view of the current functioning of the biosphere and the misrepresentation of the human role.
Local food movements have leveraged normative arguments to motivate individual and collective action.
Gender discrimination hinders considerably a person’s access to the means and resources they need to face and minimise the effects of climate change on a global level.
At the moment, we are far from reaching a satisfactory goal in combatting climate change, notwithstanding the years of negotiations.
The global north has imposed on the global south a development model based on the unconditional exploitation of nature and human beings.
Greenhouse gas emissions must be cut dramatically by about 5–8% every year if we want to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040–2050.
The world’s richest economic actors are obligated to put humanity in the conditions to live healthy lives with dignity.
Global climate justice intersects with the problem of carbon inequality and individual responsibility for climate change.
This podcast from the Center for Global Development is a much needed addition to the African policy field, but questions arise regarding its lack of focus on political economy.
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