Climate Justice: Global Warming Threatens Human Rights

Climate Justice is the name of a movement recognizing the climate crisis as a threat to social justice. Find out why human rights group Amnesty International has issued a detailed policy briefing on global warming. Climate Justice is the name of a movement recognizing the climate crisis as a threat to social justice. Find out why human rights group Amnesty International has issued a detailed policy briefing on global warming.

I’ve been involved in human rights organizations and environmental groups for decades. I’ve taken part in protests, worked as an urgent action volunteer, handed out trees on Earth Day, and of course written countless articles on these topics throughout my adult life.

It’s not unusual for people to take an interest in both kinds of issues. I’ve often run across people I knew from one movement at gatherings supporting the other cause.

The climate crisis has blurred the lines between these issues still further. There’s a growing “climate justice” movement that is making the point that climate change…