From the Heinrich Boll Stiftung framing paper 'Racism and Climate (In)Justice: How Racism and Colonialism Shape the Climate Crisis and Climate Action' (Abimbola, Aikins, Makhesi-Wilkinson & Roberts, 2021, CC BY-NC-ND): Racism and climate change have been intertwined since their inception, and both colonial continuities and hierarchies continue to determine climate policy and action. The two crises can only be addressed in tandem - and current climate governance fails to do so. The paper shows the effects of the dominance of the Global North in UN-led processes and climate movement organizations, including the tokenization of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPoC) and the constraints they face in assuming leadership positions, while mainstream representation of BIPoC as 'victims of climate change' negates their roles as knowledge holders, innovators and leaders.
Racism and Climate (In)Justice
From the Heinrich Boll Stiftung framing paper 'Racism and Climate (In)Justice: How Racism and Colonialism Shape the Climate Crisis and Climate Action' (Abimbola, Aikins, Makhesi-Wilkinson & Roberts, 2021, CC BY-NC-ND): Racism and climate change have been intertwined since their inception, and both colonial continuities and hierarchies continue to determine climate policy and action. The two crises can only be addressed in tandem - and current climate governance fails to do so. The paper shows the effects of the dominance of the Global North in UN-led processes and climate movement organizations, including the tokenization of Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPoC) and the constraints they face in assuming leadership positions, while mainstream representation of BIPoC as 'victims of climate change' negates their roles as knowledge holders, innovators and leaders.
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