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 ....
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