This article discusses some key books and reports on climate justice. Climate activist’s Green New Deal puts spotlight on environmental justice … aka climate justice.
With climate activists’ spotlight on liberal Democrats’ Green New Deal as an outline for climate change action comes a new focus on social justice: on the adverse and unequal impacts environmental problems, and sometimes their solutions, can have on historically disadvantaged and underserved communities. This “environmental justice” and increasingly “climate justice” aspect of climate change is the backdrop for this bookshelf feature during this year’s Black History Month.