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We’re all living through the climate crisis. But we’re not all in it together. So what exactly does climate change have to do with social injustice? And how can we fix it? This is climate justice explained.
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Consumption-based CO2 emissions per person in 2018: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/consumption-co2-per-capita
Each country’s responsibility for “climate breakdown”: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30196-0/fulltext (this is just one way of working out what a “fair share” of emissions is, but we verified the study’s findings with the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research in Oslo, Norway)
Rich people emit more than poor people: https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10546/621052/mb-confronting-carbon-inequality-210920-en.pdf
Climate finance: https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10546/621066/bp-climate-finance-shadow-report-2020-201020-en.pdf and https://www.oecd.org/newsroom/climate-finance-for-developing-countries-rose-to-usd-78-9-billion-in-2018oecd.htm
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I love the idea of paying countries each year for the amount of co2 absorbing rainforest they maintain.
“China has only recently been contributing to the carbon footprint?” China is the largest consumer of coal in the world.
So I guess it's a way to arrest people for "climate crimes" instead of real crimes like rape and murder?
Oh ffs. Get a grip.
They only chanting where money can be make….
Climate justice is the holy grail for liberals and leftists. 200 years from now, the same penny squeeze machine.
why use averages instead of medians? All this stuff comes from giant corporations, militaries, governments, and wealthy elites.
median people arent doing anything wrong, and we deserve to develop and grow and reproduce!
crack down on the REAL offenders! Militaries, Governments, Corporations, and Elites.
leave the people alone!
No legislation targeting people or small business! No centralisations of power or restrictions on personal freedoms! WE ARE NOT THE ONES CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. Its these elites and their sycophants! The people are the heroes, and the militaries, governments, corporations, and elites – are the villians.
You people make it clear that it is really not about Climate, weather, environment. Not about carbon dioxide or nitrogen.
It is ordinary Marxism. The extreme left agenda.
The same since the 1970s.
Nothing else.
0:27 I see the bundling of such disparate concerns as being as harmful as the bundling of concerns such as fossil fuel interests with religion, immigration and anti-abortion.
It is this kind of political bundling that is truly the sickness in politics. On the one hand they might garner more support for a single topic by association, on the other hand they might garner opposition to a political concern simply yet again by association. And this is not how it should be. A conservative religious person for example should not be predisposed to oppose climate justice simply because the opposition party has it bundled with other political concerns they feel threaten their way of life. Nor to support the the unchecked devastation of the global environment by the fossil fuel industry simply because they have bundled their interests with that of such individuals. Make no mistake – Human induced climate is a test for the entire human race. It won't matter who you are, who you love, who you worship, how you make your money, how much money you make, or any of that if we don't meet our climate goals this century. We will all suffer alike. I try to remain moderate, and yet I believe climate justice to be a vital component for an effective response to climate change, which I see as a ultimate priority, and should otherwise, in theory, enjoy widespread support purely on a reasonable moral basis.
Also the figures are somewhat misleading. In 2017 North America's cumulative historic emissions was 29% of the global cumulative emissions. Europe's was 33%. Asia's was 29%. South America, Africa and Oceania have indeed emitted a very small portion altogether. It's just that the 8% figure mentioned for Asia seems to ignore several very large emitters. Among which of course is China. And what's more… Russia is generally included for figures involving Europe. This while Russia is responsible for 6% of cumulative emissions, and is predominantly in Asia. Include Russia in Asian emissions and suddenly Europe is responsible for 27%, and Asia a whopping 35%. Then, while North American and European emissions are falling; China has already become the largest yearly emitter. And… Around early 2030-2040 China will become the largest historic emitter of all countries. If trends continue, then eventually it will end up being the largest historic emitter by a very, very large margin. Meaning of course that in the end, when the worst of the effects make themselves felt – China will be mostly responsible for anthropogenic climate change. Unequivocally…
All that said. There seems to be some political will for climate justice in the West, but on the other hand the sentiment from China seems to rather push the narrative that they should be beneficiaries of climate justice. Which is preposterous.
The discussion is important. However the discussion needs to be kept objective. Speaking to bias will not serve to facilitate useful solutions.
Tagging anything onto the word "justice" immediately distorts it, corrupting it. If there is justice to be had, it would just be justice.
D Global Warming Will End—God's Way
The Bible tells us that "the Former of the earth and the Maker of it …did not create it simply for nothing." (Isaiah 45:18) The Bible also says: "The earth endures forever." Ecclesiastes 1:4, The New English Bible.
Yes, God will not allow the earth to be rendered uninhabitable. Rather, he will intervene in human affairs and bring an end to failed human rule and those who have no regard for the earth. At the same time, he will preserve alive all who lead morally upright lives and sincerely want to please him. Says Proverbs 2:21, 22; "The upright are the ones that will reside in the earth, and the blameless are the ones that will be left over in it. As regards the wicked, they will be cut off from the earth; and as for the treacherous, they will be torn away from it."
Asia 8 percent?!?!?!? And all the idiots arround here believe the crap you feed them?!?!?! Jesusssw
Take the money and build machines to reverse co2 to o2 n stop bitchin
We don’t want climate justice. It’s not about fairness but leverage. What are developing countries going to do about it? Most of them are already deep in well placed debt traps.
Let me explain it to.
Nobody should ever be so dumb to believe that by paying money to idiot organisations can change global climate systems worldwide and to a set time and specific degree because an idiot told you so! I mean…come on idiots! wake up. LMFAO
What a load of crap the two aren’t connected at all. This is just propaganda nonsense.
how do you calculate the carbon emissions in the atmosphere and how do you calculate a country's carbon emissions?
Certain powers must stop manipulating weather patterns.
Communist.
You'll get nothing and like it.
I hope you realize God is the only one who can fix the climate. People are very prideful and have no clue when it comes to world climate issues. On our part possibly not using plastic containers, limited driving, and proper chemical disposal would be a great start. Essentially stop polluting. But if you think for one minute we can change the global warming issue by changing energy sources you are deceived by the media and your own prideful ignorance. Amen
The change of climate environment is a long historical accumulation process, in which it is undeniable that developed countries and developing countries play different roles, because the developed countries have indeed emitted far more carbon than the developing countries in history, and also have relatively stronger capital and technology investment capacity. Therefore, although the current consensus of the international community is to "reduce carbon emissions and protect the ecological environment", the debate on the distribution of carbon emissions has never stopped, because it means that a country can be accepted by the international community of development rights.
Is it really fair that, in the G8 agreement, 44 per cent of the emission rights should go to 1.1 billion developed countries and 56 per cent to the remaining six billion people in underdeveloped countries? Therefore, we should adhere to common but differentiated responsibilities in environmental governance, so as to better protect the ecological environment and ensure fairness and efficiency.
For example,the Copenhagen climate conference ,was supposed to be "the last chance to save the world”.But NASA's Dr. Hansen said the Copenhagen "emissions reduction plan" was a fundamental mistake,which is based on the idea that emissions are capped and permits can be bought and sold.so the developed countries are perfectly capable of buying more permits from developing countries .it is still unfair.
We already have everything we need to use thesun, the wind, geothermal power, conservation andefficiency to solve the climate crisis – everything,that is, except a president who inspires us tobelieve, 'Yes, we can.
It's all bullshit. Just like this make believe term. Climate justice..gtfo here.
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This is total propaganda. China and India did NOT sign the Paris climate change agreement. India currently emits more pollution than any country in the world by far. This video is totally incorrect. Asia??? 8%?? No way. Trying to say that it is rich countries?? You mean white countries?? What about Japan? why just Germany? The video is wrong.