Environmental Justice Works

4 July 2009

Environmental Justice works on a range of subjects and issues.

Environmental Justice works on a range of subjects and issues. The main issues can be summarised in the following:

Recent publications from Environmental Justice

A Landmark Victory for Justice: Biowatch’s Battle with the South African State and Monsanto

Published by  Biowatch South Africa, this is a book about access to information, the right to know, and action in the public’s interest – a must-read for anyone campaigning for environmental or social justice.

Protecting carbon to destroy forests

This paper provides historical background and reports of experiences on the ground to show how land and nature enclosures are central to REDD+, and why it therefore cannot be fixed.

Myth Busting: EU's Emissions Trading System

Since the adoption of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), emissions have risen and the price of consumer energy went up along with the profits of many industrial actors.

Accounting for carbon, depoliticising plunder

The EU aspires to global leadership in developing ‘sustainable biofuels’, arguing they can substitute for fossil fuels, but the result has been dispossession of rural communities throughout the South.