3 ms·
"climate justice" is a charged term that's trying to piggy back on broader social trends. It is not even close to constructive or scientific. It's asinine. I'm
by chrisco255 6y ago
"climate justice" is a charged term that's trying to piggy back on broader social trends. It is not even close to constructive or scientific. It's asinine. I'm all for nuclear energy. Not for the dilution of complex grey topics like energy to be flattened into some sort of good vs. evil or right vs wrong argument.
- runarberg 6y ago“Climate Justice” is a social scientific term. So if your focus is on climate models given a current trend, focusing on climate justice is certainly out of scope. However, social scientists absolutely should focus on climate justice. And policy makers definitely should bring social scientists to the table when addressing policy to account for climate justice. The climate disaster is disproportionately caused by a wealthy elite, and it disproportionately affects poorer communities. An effective policy like carbon tax could significantly slow the speed of climate change and potentially give us enough time build these beloved nuclear plants. Climate justice is simply asking the polluters to either stop polluting, or at least to pay for their pollution.