What is Climate Injustice?
Those who are most affected and have the fewest resources to adapt to climate change are also the least responsible for the greenhouse gas emissions—both globally and within the United States. Those people are most often indigenous, black, brown, and low-income communities. That is climate injustice.
The goals of climate justice are to make sure no one is left behind in the climate crisis and to transition to a healthier and fairer future for all living beings. This means, as we move away from fossil fuels, that we also move toward a “just transition” that promotes a stable and sustainable economy, advances job and health equity, and is rooted in a thriving and healthy environment.