Arguments Against Climate Change Justice
Climate Change Justice
Should climate change justice be prioritized at a national and global level?
Introduction
What is Climate Change Justice?
When addressing climate change justice, the concept is directly linked to an individual's collective worldviews. Ethics and justice often time overlap into what the world decides is either wrong or right and how certain resources are divided up, which includes human rights and governance. Depending on the person, there may be a variety of outcomes that would be considered just or unjust. These differences of opinion lead to different methods of responding to problems and opportunities. In terms of climate change, justice can be divided into two categories, distributive and procedural. Distribution …show more content…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defines it as "the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, incomes, and educational levels with respect to the development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies." (US EPA, undated) Climate change justice is an intersection between the environment and social justice issues. In Defining Climate Justice, Rebecca Hall defines it as "strategies implemented to combat the effects of climate change in a given environment."(Hall, 2013) Hall offers a theory of poor and marginalized groups being disproportionately affected by the burdens of environmental crises and how this is directly affected by participatory democracy. This is why climate change justice is heavily associated with social equity and …show more content…
A study done by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies stated: "A mind-numbing parade of zoning and land-use choices, highway and seaway budgets, and social and political desensitization helped to bring this nation to the flooded rooftops of the Lower Ninth Ward." (Valentine, 2015) Not to mention, pre and post-Katrina were also fueled by a lack of procedural justice, seeing as the community was neither involved in either stage. A scurry of rumors among Katrina victims, that the levees were intentionally broken in order to sacrifice those areas most affected by the storm for more economically advantageous locations in the city and poor media portrayals of African American only added to an overall feeling of unrest, anger, and disappointment in the U.S. response to the "natural
Should climate change justice be prioritized at a national and global level?
Introduction
What is Climate Change Justice?
When addressing climate change justice, the concept is directly linked to an individual's collective worldviews. Ethics and justice often time overlap into what the world decides is either wrong or right and how certain resources are divided up, which includes human rights and governance. Depending on the person, there may be a variety of outcomes that would be considered just or unjust. These differences of opinion lead to different methods of responding to problems and opportunities. In terms of climate change, justice can be divided into two categories, distributive and procedural. Distribution …show more content…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defines it as "the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, incomes, and educational levels with respect to the development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies." (US EPA, undated) Climate change justice is an intersection between the environment and social justice issues. In Defining Climate Justice, Rebecca Hall defines it as "strategies implemented to combat the effects of climate change in a given environment."(Hall, 2013) Hall offers a theory of poor and marginalized groups being disproportionately affected by the burdens of environmental crises and how this is directly affected by participatory democracy. This is why climate change justice is heavily associated with social equity and …show more content…
A study done by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies stated: "A mind-numbing parade of zoning and land-use choices, highway and seaway budgets, and social and political desensitization helped to bring this nation to the flooded rooftops of the Lower Ninth Ward." (Valentine, 2015) Not to mention, pre and post-Katrina were also fueled by a lack of procedural justice, seeing as the community was neither involved in either stage. A scurry of rumors among Katrina victims, that the levees were intentionally broken in order to sacrifice those areas most affected by the storm for more economically advantageous locations in the city and poor media portrayals of African American only added to an overall feeling of unrest, anger, and disappointment in the U.S. response to the "natural