Let’s not forget that climate change is a justice issue

The statement asserts that climate change is a justice issue, as historically wealthy industrialized nations caused the crisis while disadvantaged communities in the Global South suffer disproportionately. It argues that 'communication and information deficits'—such as limited media access and a lack of public interest journalism—prevent the knowledge of affected communities from reaching policymakers. To address this, the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) proposes several measures, including promoting ICT access for Indigenous groups and supporting the sharing of traditional ecological knowledge, which it will present at COP30.

• Climate change is driven by historically wealthy industrialized nations in the North and more recently by large emitters such as China and India, yet its effects are primarily felt by communities in the South who are the least responsible for emissions.
• Right-wing populist figures in the USA, UK, Germany, and Spain have used narratives of national prosperity or climate denial to attempt to remove the historical responsibility of polluter countries.
• Communication and information deficits—including a lack of critical media literacy, undemocratic media structures, and limited access to information—act as barriers that prevent the voices and traditional knowledge of frontline communities from influencing public debate and policymaking.
• WACC proposes specific actions to tackle information deficits, including allocating broadcasting licenses to climate-affected community groups, promoting internet and ICT access for Indigenous and marginalized communities, and supporting the systematization of traditional ecological knowledge for climate adaptation.

APA

Miller, T. R. (2025). Let’s not forget that climate change is a justice issue. World Association for Christian Communication. https://waccglobal.org/lets-not-forget-that-climate-change-is-a-justice-issue/

Chicago

Miller, Terri R. Let’s not forget that climate change is a justice issue. World Association for Christian Communication, 2025. https://waccglobal.org/lets-not-forget-that-climate-change-is-a-justice-issue/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{miller2025lets, author = {Miller, Terri R.}, title = {{Let’s not forget that climate change is a justice issue}}, publisher = {World Association for Christian Communication}, year = {2025}, month = nov, url = {https://waccglobal.org/lets-not-forget-that-climate-change-is-a-justice-issue/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }