Public talk and Discussion on Global Climate Justice And The Struggle Against Social Inequality

How do we think about global ‘climate justice’ in a way that places questions of socioeconomic inequality at its center? Contrary to discourses that frame the concept in terms of environmental pollution or protection, the speaker argues that climate justice is best framed as the equitable distribution of the global carbon budget. This is directly linked to access to energy for most of the world’s population who are in the Global South. The provision of “cheap and abundant electricity” is one of the material conditions necessary for reducing drudgery and changing oppressive social relations. This formulation of climate justice not only challenges imperialism but also provides a framework for linking climate justice with labour and land rights argues Akhil Mythri, a multidisciplinary research scholar working on climate science and climate change policy.