The past year has brought the climate emergency and racial injustice into sharp focus. Concern over the state of the environment has never been higher. Thanks to the Black Lives Matter movement and related campaigns calling for justice, voices that have tragically been marginalized for too long are finally being heard. Yet, some of the most ardent activists still view these struggles as separate.
Much like the link between smoking and lung cancer, or excessive drinking and a hangover, racial injustice and the legacy of colonialism are inextricably linked to climate change. The world's wealthiest nations today are not those with the most valuable natural resources, but those that relentlessly plundered resources from others.
