Posted on 01/15/2021 5:14:04 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden must place environmental justice at the heart of his plans to tackle climate change by tailoring policies to address the global inequalities at the root of the crisis, guests in a Reuters Next panel said on Thursday.
The United States now had an opportunity to heed calls from climate justice movements around the world to push for a fundamental transformation of the global economy, said Osprey Orielle Lake, founder and executive director of the California-based Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network International.
“The climate crisis really emerged from interlocking systems of capitalism, resource extraction, racism, patriarchy and colonization,” Lake said. “It’s beyond past time to end the tragic cycle of endless economic growth based on sacrificed peoples and sacrificed lands.”
Environmental justice would also mean wealthy countries doing more to help vulnerable countries and communities build resilience, said Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford.
“When thinking about fighting climate change, it’s not just about stopping emissions,” Otto said. “It’s also about building resilience, and empowering and giving agency to deal with the impacts of climate change to these affected communities.”
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You ever notice these leftist types use words like “justice” and “fair” and “diversity” and “acceptance” and such - yet they really want the exact opposite. They want power, control, and conformity to their vision.
Oh my, this is where the fun likely begins as these people will likely be that very sorely disappointed with Biden or Harris in that very short time.
“You ever notice these leftist types use words like “justice” and “fair” and “diversity” and “acceptance” and such - yet they really want the exact opposite. They want power, control, and conformity to their vision.”
You are correct. But we conservatives (overall) just thought it was ‘cute’ when they were teaching it to our kids.
Now we pay.
If I said what’s on my mind right now FR would ban me for life.
Environmental justice.
An oxymoron if ever there was one.
Bring it, leftists, bring it.
The sooner we can get the upcoming conflict over with, the better.
Senseless, boring, pointless headline
The press must be dreading this. They’re imagining going to print, camera with nothing to talk about. No one to gate, no republicans to blame or to hate.
To the democratic precincts in the swing states that helped elect this fraud....embrace the suck. I will laugh when the economy further devastates your communities. No pity....
You mean like “common sense gun control legislation”?
Suprised? Not me. Commies are coming out of the woodwork everywhere.
So if we let minorities pollute it will bring balance to the force.
“interlocking systems of capitalism, resource extraction, racism, patriarchy and colonization”
This is yet another dingbat who should be in a zoo somewhere and yet the radical Dims will take her mad ravings seriously.
He must do what “they” say or “they” will drop the axe on turkey Joe’s skinny neck.
For the next 4 years there will be no discussion about “climate change.”
It will disappear from the radar. If another republican president is ever elected it will be headlines forever.
(Anything) Justice = Equality of Outcome = Communism.
Oh that’s right Nancy will make sure Global Warming comes back with a vengeance ,LOL
They only choice they support is for abortion. At some point they will be selecting who gets the abortions.
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