
Climate inequality defines the present; don’t let it define the future
The people who are least responsible for climate change will feel its effects the hardest. It's time for policy-makers to address that injustice.
Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (he/him) is a senior researcher at the CCPA, where he focuses on international trade and climate change policy in Canada. Follow Hadrian on Twitter at @hadrianmk. He runs the Shift Storm newsletter about work and climate change—sign up for it here.
The people who are least responsible for climate change will feel its effects the hardest. It's time for policy-makers to address that injustice.
A Q&A with CCPA climate researcher Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood
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