Climate justice and greenwashing
Book - 2024
With catastrophic weather events becoming increasingly common, many have started to note that the impacts of this climate crisis are unevenly distributed, and people who are impoverished or otherwise disadvantaged disproportionally bear the burden of climate change. As a result, the climate justice movement has gained traction, with the goal of recognizing the impacts of climate change on disadvantaged communities and finding ways to assist these groups. Part of this has involved acknowledging the role major corporations and industries play in climate change and encouraging them to reduce their impact and help the affected communities. However, greenwashing—or making it seem like an organization is more environmentally friendly than it is...—continues to be an issue. This volume looks at the role corporations play in climate justice and the extent to which greenwashing occurs"--
- Subjects
- Published
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Buffalo, NY :
Greenhaven Publishing
[2024].
- Language
- English
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- 176 pages ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781534509856
9781534509863
- Wealthy nations owe poorer ones for the damage of climate change / Bethany Tietjen
- Rich nations balk at paying for the damage caused by climate change / Lauren Sommer
- The cooperation of all countries is necessary to prevent biodiversity loss and climate change / Greg Asner
- Foreign investment laws stand in the way of climate justice for developing countries / Olabisi D. Akinkugbe
- Financial inclusion can help the poor build resilience to climate shocks / Sophie Sirtaine and Claudia McKay
- Access to a health environment is a universal human right all countries must honor / Joel E. Correia
- Global climate agreements must require greater action from nations / Lindsay Maizland
- Ideology can eclipse science when it comes to climate change policy / Kerrie L. Unsworth, Sally V. Russell, and Matthew C. Davis
- Big oil, rich countries, and carbon billionaires are responsible for climate change--and getting away with it / Oxfam America
- Big oil must be held accountable / Patrick Parentau and John Dernbach
- Banning financing for fossil fuel projects in Africa won't solve climate change or inequality / Benjamin Attia and Morgan Bazilian
- Capitalism can and must evolve to meet the challenges of climate change / Andrew J. Hoffman
- The impacts of climate change affect marginalized communities more / Tahseen Jafry
- Climate change is setting back progress in reducing global inequality / Céline Guivarch, Nicolas Taconet, and Aurélie Méjean
- Losses and damage can be lessened by working with vulnerable communities / Jon Barnett and Arghya Sinha Roy
- Climate justice and social justice are two sides of the same coin / Ghiwa Nakat
- Gender inequality and climate change are interconnected / UN Women
- Woman and gender-diverse people are much more likely to die in climate disasters than men / Carla Pascoe Leahy
- Greenwashing doesn't have to be overtly false to be deceptive / Tom Lyon
- Eco-labels must be standardized / The British Standards Insititution
- Companies use deceitful marketing techniques to make consumers think they're green / Christine Parker
- Consumers often give polluting companies a pass for greenwashing / Adam Austen Kay
- Sustainability reports often facilitate greenwashing / Hendri Yulius Wijaya and Kata Macdonald.