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Global warming, or climate change, is fundamentally an issue of human rights and environmental justice that connects the local to the global. With rising temperatures, human lives—particularly in people of color, low-income, and Indigenous communities—are affected by compromised health, financial burdens, and social and cultural disruptions. Moreover, those who are most affected are least responsible for the greenhouse gas emissions that cause the problem—both globally and within the United States.
Climate justice is a movement from the grassroots to realize solutions to our climate and energy problems that ensure the right of all people to live, work, play, and pray in safe, healthy, and clean environments. We envision a just transition to a future free from fossils fuels that protects the most vulnerable from the impacts of climate change.
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A Climate of Change: African Americans, Global Warming, and a Just Climate Policy
The Environmental Justice and Climate Change Initiative and Redefining Progress' new report proves that African Americans are disproportionately affected by climate change, and that socially just policies will be good for all people living in the U.S.
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EJCC is gathering information about people’s awareness, perceptions and experiences related to various aspects of climate change and social justice. Your answers will help us craft a powerful message to university administrations, Congress, state and local governments.
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