No other crisis in the history of humanity has been as all-encompassing and existentially threatening as the one caused by climate change. The impacts of climate change have already started to unfold all over the world. However, they are mostly seen in fragments and in the forms of natural phenomena such as scorching summers, deadly floods, or fierce cyclones. For ordinary people these events appear to be isolated, regional, and natural, with little scope for human intervention. However, it cannot be denied that climate change is literally fossil-fuelled by human activities, and today it has taken the shape of an impending collective catastrophe.
Efforts are, however, being made through policy intervention and technological transition to arrest the further rise of global temperature and thus to mitigate the impacts of climate change. What receives comparatively less attention in our response to climate change is the concern for social justice. Anything that is directly or implicitly linked to collective life and well-being cannot afford to overlook its relation to social justice.
The concept of social justice is based on the idea of just and fair treatment of all the members of the society. In practice, social justice is understood as a social arrangement which ensures that everyone in the society has equitable access to resources, rights, and opportunities. Nevertheless, the real world is replete with discriminations and inequalities which find myriad manifestations in our everyday life.
