Climate Justice in the Global North: An Introduction

The document introduces three dimensions of justice—distributional, procedural, and recognitional—and argues that current climate justice debates suffer from three 'blind spots': a focus on effects over root causes, the false assumption that all climate action is just, and a lack of developed pathways to achieve climate justice.

• The author identifies three dimensions of justice that relate to climate justice: distributional, procedural, and recognitional justice.
• The essay identifies three 'blind spots' in climate justice debates: the tendency to ignore root causes in favor of post hoc effects, the incorrect assumption that all climate action promotes justice, and the lack of developed specific pathways to achieve climate justice.

APA

Kashwan, P. (2021). Climate Justice in the Global North: An Introduction. Climate Social Science Network. https://cssn.org/climate-justice-in-the-global-north-an-introduction/

Chicago

Kashwan, Prakash. Climate Justice in the Global North: An Introduction. Climate Social Science Network, 2021. https://cssn.org/climate-justice-in-the-global-north-an-introduction/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kashwan2021climate, author = {Kashwan, Prakash}, title = {{Climate Justice in the Global North: An Introduction}}, institution = {Climate Social Science Network}, year = {2021}, month = mar, url = {https://cssn.org/climate-justice-in-the-global-north-an-introduction/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }