Climate Justice is not just the right thing to do.
It’s our best hope for solving the climate crisis.
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Six Pillars
What Is Climate Justice?
Climate Justice recognizes the disproportionate impacts of climate change on low-income communities and communities of color around the world, the people and places least responsible for the problem. It seeks solutions that address the root causes of climate change and in doing so, simultaneously address a broad range of social, racial, and environmental injustices. These solutions can be organized into Six Pillars of Climate Justice:
Just Transition
Social, Racial, and Environmental Justice
Indigenous Climate Action
Community Resilience and Adaptation
Natural Climate Solutions
Climate Education and Engagement
Our Mission & Vision
How is transformation possible at this scale?
The UC Center for Climate Justice’s mission is to leverage and harness the power of the university to support, strengthen, and build an emergent climate justice ecosystem and social movement that solves the climate crisis through science, systems thinking, and social-ecological justice. We do this through innovative broader-impact research, transformative education, and public engagement. We envision a world where extractive systems and economies have been transformed into ones that are regenerative, equitable, and support the sustained wellbeing of all life.
Projects
Resources & Events
2022 Community Event: Accelerating Women’s Environmental and Climate Solutions in the U.S.
Wednesday, November 30th @ 3:00pm PT / 6:00pm ET Join Women’s Earth Alliance and their 2022 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator for Women Climate and Environmental Leaders for a virtual gathering to connect with leaders, learn about their work, and about this…
Local Health Department Climate Change Program and Policy Specialist
This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by promoting equitable social, economic, and environmental conditions to achieve optimal health, mental health, and well-being for all. The Health Program Specialist I (HPS I), Local…
The Youth Climate Movement Around the World | Earth Focus | Season 3, Episode 1 | KCET
In 2019, sixteen children from across the world, including Greta Thunberg, filed a historical, global lawsuit petitioning the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child to hold five of the world’s leading economic powers accountable for inaction on…