Climate & Racism

Critics said the move to speed pipeline construction would harm minority communities. But one legal expert said the order would be “a sitting duck” in court.

Eco-organizations, some of which have struggled with their own lack of racial diversity and an inadequate focus on environmental justice, have stepped up with statements in support of justice for murdered African American George Floyd and for a...

"Climate justice is racial justice."

Stopping climate change is hard enough, but racism only makes it harder.

Food justice is racial justice. As the nation rises up to protest atrocities against Black people, here are some organizations working to advance Black food sovereignty.

This climate emergency affects us all - but it’s up to all of us to ensure that the Global South doesn’t continue to take the biggest hit.

“If we want to build a society that is resilient to climate change, then we can’t just have some of us being resilient. We need to be deliberate about looking at these issues by race, and bringing a racial equity lens to this work.” Dr. Atyia Martin is a certified emergency manager with over 15 …

‘I want a breathable future for my grandchildren and their children.’ — Detroit residents are calling on 2020 candidates to visit the city's most polluted ne...

Climate change effects us all, but it doesn't effect us equally. In this thorough talk, Dr. Martin examines the intersections of climate change and racism, f...

“Today, we acknowledge the arrest in the brutal killing of George Floyd as a small step forward in the struggle for accountability,” said Earthjustice President Abigail Dillen, “and we call on authorities involved to move with urgency to bring about real justice in this case.” Earlier on May 27, Abigail Dillen issued the following statement in response to the unconscionable extrajudicial killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis:

RISD’s Liberal Arts MA programs challenge students to develop interventions in the fields of Global Arts and Cultures and Nature–Culture–Sustainability Studies.

On insidious anti-blackness in climate activism, and the rise of Climate Chads.

Extinction Rebellion US promised to prioritize communities of color. That was a problem for some of its activists.

An outline of Demos' approach to engaging across climate and equity issues, their respective fields, and partners working in the fields.

The future of our planet demands that we recognize our historic inequities and prioritize those who have been most impacted by climate change throughout history.

The climate crisis requires collective action on a massive scale, and the most potent political impediment to collective action comes from racial division.