Climate Justice recognizes the disproportionate impacts of climate change on low-income communities and communities of 
color around the world, the people and places least responsible for the problem.
It seeks solutions that address the root causes of climate change and in doing so, simultaneously address a broad range of social, racial, and environmental injustices
-University of California Center for Climate Justice
"Environmental injustice, including the proliferation of climate change, has a disproportionate impact on communities of color and low income communities in the United States and around the world....Toxic facilities, like coal fired power plants and incinerators, emit mercury, arsenic, lead, and other contaminants into the water, food, and lungs of communities. Many of these same facilities also emit carbon dioxide and methane – the #1 and #2 drivers of climate change. At the same time not all are equally impacted. For example, race – even more than class – is the number one indicator for the placement of toxic facilities in this country. And communities of color and low income communities are often the hardest hit by climate change." -NAACP
As long as grass grows : the Indigenous fight for environmental justice, from colonization to Standing Rock by 
This work by Jacobs Library is licensed by Illinois Valley Community College under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Portions of this work are credited to Portland Community College's Climate Change Guide
