Mary Robinson, United Nations Special Envoy on Climate Change, Al Gore, former US Vice-President and Mohamed Nasheed, former President of the Maldives, outline what climate justice means to them and their hopes for the Paris climate talks, taking place between 30 November and 11 December.
Climate change is having a disproportionate effect on the poorest people, who are not responsible for its causes. Some lands, such as the Maldives, may not even exist in years to come, leaving its people to face important questions of territory and sovereignty. It is imperative that talks in Paris rise above the negotiators’ narrow focus to reach an agreement that addresses the injustice of climate change.
The IBA report Achieving Justice and Human Rights in an Era of Climate Disruption considers these issues in more detail: www.ibanet.org/PresidentialTaskForceCCJHR2014.aspx
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