International development

Climate Justice: Policy & Activism in a Time of Global Crisis

Module code: L2158E
Level 4
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Workshop
Assessment modes: Coursework

On this module, you'll explore climate justice, examining how the causes and impacts of climate change intersect with social and historical inequities. You’ll learn how climate change disproportionately affects the poor and those least responsible for causing it, while deepening your understanding of its connections to existing racial, gendered, and other inequalities.

You’ll investigate the colonial roots of the climate and ecological crises and how these histories shape the solutions proposed today. Topics include carbon budgets, the relationship between fossil fuels and economic power and calls for just recoveries and reparations. You'll design campaigns advocating for alternatives to climate injustice.

Module learning outcomes

• Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of climate justice and how it is reflected in different responses to climate change
• Identify and discuss relevant case studies that exemplify climate (in)justice.
• Recognise and describe relevant theories and concepts to analyse climate justice examples
• Design creative responses to climate justice to advocate for change.