ANTH 10 Climate Justice Study Guide

Practice flashcards covering core vocabulary, theories, and scholars in Climate Justice as presented in the ANTH 10 lecture notes.

Climate Justice

The principle that climate change must be addressed alongside social inequalities. (Referencing: Various)

Distributive Justice

The fair distribution of environmental benefits and burdens. (Referencing: Various)

Recognition Justice

The recognition of marginalized communities and their unique experiences. (Referencing: Various)

Participatory Justice

The inclusion of affected communities in decision-making processes. (Referencing: Various)

Climate Vulnerability

Unequal exposure to climate harms due to existing social inequalities. (Referencing: Singer)

Climate Injustice

Unequal impacts of climate change based on factors like wealth, race, and power. (Referencing: Singer)

Social Inequality

Unequal access to resources that shapes climate outcomes. (Referencing: Singer)

Colonialism

The historical and ongoing extraction of land and resources from Indigenous peoples. (Referencing: Various)

Settler Colonialism

Permanently occupying and controlling Indigenous lands. (Referencing: Various)

Indigenous Sovereignty

The right of Indigenous peoples to self-determination and land governance. (Referencing: Various)

Anti-Colonial Solidarity

Supporting Indigenous resistance against colonial environmental harms. (Referencing: Various)

Environmental Racism

When communities of color disproportionately experience pollution and environmental hazards. (Referencing: Checker)

Racialization of Nature

The process where environmental issues become linked to racialized assumptions and inequalities. (Referencing: Checker)

Gender Justice

Addressing gender inequalities as a central part of climate solutions. (Referencing: Terry)

Care Work

Unpaid labor, often performed by women, that is impacted by climate disruptions. (Referencing: Terry)

Water Inequality

Unequal access to water that is shaped by gender, class, and power dynamics. (Referencing: Truelove)

Feminist Political Ecology

A framework examining how environmental issues intersect with gender and power. (Referencing: Truelove)

Climate Apartheid

A situation where wealthy groups can shield themselves from climate impacts while poor communities cannot. (Referencing: Tuana)

Intersectionality

The overlapping of multiple forms of oppression that shape climate vulnerability. (Referencing: Tuana)

Community Solar

Locally controlled solar energy projects that provide benefits to the community. (Referencing: Luke & Heynen)

Energy Reparations

Using renewable energy to address historical racial and economic injustices. (Referencing: Luke & Heynen)

Energy Justice

Fair access to energy benefits and participation in energy systems. (Referencing: Luke & Heynen)

Racial Capitalism

Capitalist systems that reproduce and depend on racial inequality. (Referencing: Pulido)

State Violence

Government policies that contribute to environmental injustice. (Referencing: Pulido)

Food Sovereignty

A community's ability to control its own food systems. (Referencing: Claeys & Pugley)

Peasant Movements

Organizations that defend small-scale agriculture and local control. (Referencing: Claeys & Pugley)

Antagonism

Directly confronting institutions that cause climate injustice. (Referencing: Chatterton et al.)

Solidarity

Building alliances across different social justice struggles. (Referencing: London et al.)

New Protagonists

Frontline communities who lead climate justice movements. (Referencing: Smith-Patterson)

Prefigurative Politics

Creating alternatives in the present that reflect desired future states. (Referencing: Smith-Patterson)

Climate Refugees

People who have been displaced by climate impacts. (Referencing: Peterson & Maldonado)

Community-Led Resettlement

Relocation efforts that are directed by the affected communities themselves. (Referencing: Peterson & Maldonado)

Green Economy

Pursuing sustainability through market-based growth strategies. (Referencing: Kothari et al.)

Degrowth

A deliberate reduction of consumption and production levels. (Referencing: Kothari et al.)

Ecological Swaraj

Local self-rule that emphasizes sustainability and community control. (Referencing: Kothari et al.)

Sustainable Development

Meeting current needs without harming the ability of future generations to meet their own. (Referencing: Kothari et al.)

Rights of Nature

The legal recognition that ecosystems possess rights. (Referencing: Solon)

Rights of Mother Earth

Protection of nature as a rights-bearing entity. (Referencing: Solon)

Climate Litigation

Using the legal system and courts to hold governments and corporations accountable. (Referencing: Wong)

Community Gardens

Local food production spaces that help strengthen community resilience. (Referencing: White)

Ecovillages

Communities organized around the principles of sustainability and cooperation. (Referencing: Boyer)

Eco-Socialism

The combination of ecological sustainability with economic equality. (Referencing: Baer)

Ubuntu

A philosophy emphasizing the interconnectedness of people and collective well-being. (Referencing: Terreblanche)

Regenerative Culture

Practices used to sustain activists and social movements over long periods of time. (Referencing: Westwell & Bunting)

Planet Care

Caring for and maintaining ecological systems. (Referencing: Westwell & Bunting)

People Care

Caring for communities and social relationships. (Referencing: Westwell & Bunting)

Self-Care

Maintaining personal well-being to ensure long-term activism. (Referencing: Westwell & Bunting)