“Climate justice, Canada and COP21”
PARIS — Climate justice refers to the idea that some groups make greater contributions to greenhouse gas emissions than others, and that some groups are more greatly affected by climate change than others. The geographical coincidence is that the wealthy countries of the (mostly) north have historically made greater contributions to GHG emissions, while the poorer countries of the (mostly) south are more greatly adversely affected by climate change.
However, climate justice also refers to a number of different social dimensions beyond geography. [Read full article]
