It’s not just about villainization. It’s also about devaluation. The pandemic threw into stark relief how little they cared if older people and those with disabilities died.

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#3 Transformative climate futures require decoupling justice theory from its liberal roots.
“Climate justice otherwise” entails decentering the private market & liberal legal structures and elevating decolonial, relational & non-capitalist systems rooted in local & Indigenous worldviews & practices.

#2 Context matters
Climate impacts are shaped by local dynamics of social differentiation & uneven dev’t. Liberal climate justice theory can’t fit such context bc it relies on idealized notions of individuals, states & markets. Transformative CJ must recognize and value other knowledges & practices.

#1 Climate justice may become an empty signifier
By ignoring the liberal roots of justice theory, calls for transformative change will keep falling short bc of the contradictions between the radically diff't lifeworlds that are imagined & the way existing mainstream liberal systems are meant to work

The premise of liberal conceptions of justice is that to know justice is to know peace. Yet, for those seeking redress for climate harms, there is little evidence to substantiate this position. My co-editor Kevon Rhiney and I offer 3 key takeaways from the special issue. tinyurl.com/2ju5k82x