Climate Reparations Now! Economics, education and the climate
The World Is Grappling With The Effects Of A Heating Planet.
This Is Having A Devastating Effect On The People And Communities Bearing The Brunt Of Climate Change.
The Burden Of Sovereign Debt Hampers Efforts To Meet The Costs Of The Climate Crisis.
And Yet, Our Economics Education Rarely Discusses This. It Remains Stuck In The Previous Century.
Join Rethinking Economics as we discuss the economics behind climate reparations, how the burden of sovereign debt contributes to the crisis and what might be done about it.
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0:00 Introduction to session
2:41 Sitwala Lipalile, Movement Manager, Youth4Climate Justice
9:16 Yi Yi Prue, climate and indigenous activist, Bangladesh
15:45 Andris Naima, Eco-Detay, Haiti
22:12 Professor Jayati Ghosh
Learn more about the Climate Reparations Now! Campaign here: https://www.rethinkeconomics.org/get-...
Resources mentioned in the session:
A just transition: how can we fairly assign climate responsibility? https://www.clubofrome.org/wp-content...
Legal case against German state brought by YiYi Prue