Social Climate Change

I was very glad that I attended the panel about Climate Injustice and the call for equity in a changing climate. Going into this discussion, I already knew a lot about climate change and the way it affects how I plan to live and work. One particularly important topic that I think was addressed very well in this talk was the idea that climate change is not just an environmental issue, but a social one as well. When you think about how the environment is exponentially decaying it does not really sink in that climate change is not just a physical but social problem. There has been a lot of displacement in areas where we are already starting to see a rapid decline in livable conditions, yet many corporations and countries turn a blind eye to what is happening to our planet. This talk was a refresher for me to be more aware of this growing issue despite it not physically affecting me yet.

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