Climate change is not only a scientific and technical problem. It is also a question of fairness: responsibility, vulnerability, resources and whose voice shapes the response. You will compare countries using evidence, investigate a specific climate impact, evaluate competing principles of responsibility and make a practical case for a just response. By the end […]
Climate justice begins with a mismatch: historical responsibility, present-day emissions, exposure and ability to adapt are not distributed in the same way.
Choose two countries that make the contrast meaningful. Avoid reducing either country to a stereotype: use evidence and context.
Justice becomes clearer when you examine who faces the impact, what choices they have and who has resources to respond.
Different justice arguments emphasise historical responsibility, present capacity to pay, current emissions, equal rights, urgent need or combinations of these.
A strong justice argument combines data, lived impact, a clear principle and a practical recommendation.
A solution can reduce emissions and still raise difficult questions about who pays, who benefits and who carries the risk.
Which justice principle did you find most difficult to apply consistently?
How could the same fairness framework be used in local decisions about transport, housing, energy or public spending?
How should people most affected by climate decisions be involved in shaping future solutions?
Choose Your Tools
Use the tools available to you. The quality of the thinking matters more than the software.
Use sources such as Our World in Data, IPCC, ND-GAIN, UN agencies and credible country profiles. Keep historical responsibility separate from present-day vulnerability.
Use a document or spreadsheet to compare emissions responsibility, exposure, capacity to adapt and climate impacts.
Use a policy brief, slides, infographic or short recorded position.
