Full Description
This book offers a critical exploration of climate justice, bringing together diverse perspectives from a wide range of regions and disciplines including law, political science, anthropology, environmental sciences, and economics. It addresses the intersection of environmental, social, and economic issues, highlighting the profound inequalities amplified by the climate crisis. Through theoretical critiques and concrete case studies from different regions, it emphasizes how global politics shape local realities and showcases the voices of those resisting structural injustices. It not only deepens the understanding of climate justice but also proposes practical solutions and alternatives, making it a valuable resource for students, researchers, and practitioners in the fields of climate change, human rights, development, and social movements. With its interdisciplinary approach and global scope, this book will appeal to anyone seeking to engage critically and constructively with the most pressing issues of our time. This title is available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.
Contents
Acknowledgements; Introduction: Navigating Climate Justice Thought and Action Mirka Fries and Jakob Nehls; 1. Climate Crisis and Environmental Racism in the Global Order: A Decolonial and Human Rights Approach Lívia Regina Batista-Pritchard; 2. North vis-à-vis South: Polar Perspectives amid a Climate Crisis Manele Mpofu; 3. Harvests of Horror, Harvests of Hope: Environmental Conflicts in Extractive Agricultural Enclaves Kelsey Jost-Creegan; 4. Exploring Due Diligence Processes to Address Climate-Related Risks and Corporate Responsibility in the Agro-Industrial Soy Sector in Latin America Silvia Rojas-Castro and Laura Duarte Reyes; 5. Proposals of Peasant Agriculture for Climate Change: Building Resistances from International Law Katya Regina Isaguirre and Tchenna Maso; 6. Unearthing Climate Justice in the Volatile Nature of Borneo Fahmi Rizki Fahroji; 7. Climate Justice from the Perspective of Indigenous, Black, and Campesinx Leaders in Abya Yala Diana Peña-García and Jorge Andres Forero-González; About the Contributors; Index.
