Social inequalities are often reinforced by a lack of inclusivity in decision making, and environmental injustice is no different.

Lack of inclusiveness in local, environmental, and lifestyle decisions

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Climate change isn't affecting us all equally. The extreme weathers and sea level rise are known to hit certain areas of the world more than others.

There is a lack of diverse voices in climate-related decisions

Today, wherever people live, they don’t have to look far to confront inequalities. Inequality in its various forms is an issue that will define our time. Confronting inequalities has moved to the forefront of many global policy debates as a consensus has emerged that all should enjoy equal access to opportunity.

Inequality – Bridging the Divide

This paper offers a unifying conceptual framework for understanding the relationship between climate change and “within-country inequalities,” referred here collectively as “social inequality.”

Climate Change and Social Inequality

Given where we are, effective responses to climate change must now be directly linked to redistributing wealth and power. That means that feminist, antiracist priorities must be at the core of all climate and energy policy.

Diversifying Leadership Is a Necessity for Climate and Energy

Environmentalism, in other words, is a black issue.

Black Women Are Leaders in the Climate Movement

From energy to mobility, to clothing and work, we make countless decisions in our daily lives. However, we often forget that options for our everyday choices are bound to benefit those already in power and reinforce existing inequality. The voices of women, LGBTQ+, youth, indigenous communities as well as disabled people, immigrants, refugees 

, threatening their social and environmental rights.

How can we create fairer, more equal communities?

Lack of inclusiveness in local, environmental, and lifestyle decisions