​Combating Climate Crisis: The Role of Equitable Resource Sharing

A recent Lancet Planetary Health–Earth Commission report, titled "A Just World on a Safe Planet" argues that humanity can thrive and escape poverty while mitigating climate change, but only if Earth’s resources are shared equitably.

• It emphasizes the disproportionate resource consumption by the wealthy, which is shrinking the "Safe and Just Space" needed for global sustainability.

Marginalized Communities Suffer the Most

• Historically Disadvantaged: Marginalized communities, particularly in former colonies and poorer regions, are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis.
• Health and Livelihoods at Risk: Nine million premature deaths are linked to pollution, and millions more are vulnerable to diseases from rising heat ....