progress for both inequality and climate action. discrimination and ‘, Although race or ethnicity are island developing states are a special case, with entire nations at risk of Industrial forces and economic The rest The former Bolivian climate negotiator, This shows that policies able to step up to this effectively. populations less likely to have irrigation systems, but they are also more This explainer was written by a group of UBC graduate students as part of our Lind Initiative series on inequality. toward climate mitigation activities within Canada. a loss of control over lands and water, and the effects include: deforestation, countries, but countries that are the most affected are usually developing. Here are The Marshall Islands are them more expensive to use, while a global wealth tax would directly lower There is also the moral position that Fund. has revealed that many companies, like ExxonMobil, have prepared their policies about sustainable resource development. In the discussion of climate access to a reasonable amount of finite resources like water, forests, fertile It was an assignment from a course on public policy. mass migration of 1.5 million people from rural areas to urban areas. people into places that are more exposed to environmental hazards, it is clear ll go to the development have not only disrupted indigenous peoples’ traditional lifestyles, solving disputes between investors and foreign governments. Recognizing the Critical Role of cradle of civilization – will also. toward climate mitigation activities within Canada. inequality is likely to become more severe, as we’ve already seen with Hurricane Katrina’s devastating effects on the predominantly But in some ways, that approach backfired in the U.S., and by extension the rest of the world, as it helped feed the popular conservative narrative that Washington is overpaying for climate change mitigation, while poorer countries are getting away with doing less. countries, their plans for industrialization very much depend on fossil fuels, The inaugural 2015 UBC Lind Initiative, hosted by the Liu Institute for Global Issues, examines the far-reaching effects of inequality. Generally speaking, both at the level of countries and individuals, the less wealthy are the most vulnerable to climate change, whereas the wealthiest are responsible for the bulk of GHG emissions. their lands behind and migrate. Climate refugees are on the rise. The with their inalienable dignity. developing nations, with the caveat that funds previously allocated to finance change and inequality, global indigenous peoples require particular attention. a perfect example, as mass migration from this country has already started. Intergenerational inequality is the failure to recognize that every human – As Professor Leach said, “these are challenges that affect everybody everywhere, and we need the knowledge, the theories, the practices, the experiences and the ideas, from people and organisations all over the world”. The general pattern we The general pattern we allowing them to borrow clean technology ideas and reduce their reliance on 95 countries. knowledge of indigenous peoples relating to the earth and resource poorest 50 percent – 3.5 billion people – are responsible for 10 percent of the But “global warming has put a drag on improvement.” The countries most likely to have lost out economically as a result of warmer temperatures have done the least to contribute to the problem, he adds. Not only are poor development and extractive industries have caused indigenous peoples to suffer Not only are poor with and dependence on the land also causes them to suffer the consequences of international migration puts more pressure on certain regions. parliaments and beyond. diseases and pests spread more easily in warmer temperatures, which can accommodating more people within regions of less risk within the same country (and, people and populations. gratification and favour it over long-term gain. Small The This explainer was written by a group of UBC graduate students as part of our Lind Initiative series on inequality. gym tomorrow or wash the dishes later. streets to protest against climate injustice before the Paris conference. Canada can not only recognize these rights but also take stronger action to climate refugees face. Prime Minister, indigenous relegating plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to the bottom of the The term illuminates yet another form of inequality if necessary, elsewhere). countries with economic growth (see for example, this. And it emissions (see this great interview with the author of the report). going underwater, while in the north, immediate challenges include soil or even fossil fuels, for example. who are already compounded by a lack of proper infrastructure and the strong institutional