But, yeah, keep saying this is all about science, and has nothing to do with far left authoritarian politics
What Is Climate Colonialism? What to Know About Why Climate Change and Colonialism Are Linked.
They might not be two terms you expect to see together in any context but climate change and colonialism are inextricably linked.
We’re going to take a look at why that is, and why considering the impact of historic and ongoing colonialist practices is so essential in the movement to tackle climate change.
Let’s start with a quick refresher of what colonialism means, before we dig into what it has to do with climate change.
Colonialism is defined as “control by one power over a dependent area or people”. It generally involves one country taking control of another, often amid violence and in
So what’s climate colonialism?
There’s two main ways to look at climate change in the context of colonialism and, as The Conversation put it: “Connecting climate change to such acts of colonization involves recognizing that historic injustices are not consigned to history: their legacies are alive in the present.”
The first is about the historic causes of climate change. The Global North is responsible for the climate crisis we’re currently living through — in fact, Global North countries are responsible for over 92% of carbon emissions.
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It’s this injustice that has sparked a wave of calls for climate reparations — essentially, calling on wealthy countries in the Global North (that have caused climate change) to financially support those countries that have done the least to cause climate change in responding to its impacts.
Always back to redistributing money. Why aren’t the Warmists giving their own money up voluntarily?
The second way climate colonialism is manifesting is through the exploitation of the resources of the Global South by countries in the Global North, to further their climate agendas.
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