The question of colonial emissions

When I give presentations about climate justice, one of my central themes is that climate change is unfolding in a historical context. It isn’t happening in a neutral world, but one that has been shaped by events. It is occurring within the ongoing legacy of colonialism, and the unequal power structures of empire are shaping the impacts of climate change and how we respond to them.

Carbon Brief have just published a really useful piece of work that I may well be drawing on for future talks, ...