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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jonathan Watts Global environment editor

Environmental justice targets needed to cut global inequality, say researchers

A satellite dish is used to move children across a flooded area after heavy monsoon rainfalls in Jaffarabad district, Balochistan province
A satellite dish is used to move children across a flooded area after heavy monsoon rainfalls in Jaffarabad district, Balochistan last August. Photograph: Fida Hussain/AFP/Getty Images

Countries, companies and cities need to establish environmental justice targets to counter the impact of the climate and other crises on global inequality, according to the authors of the most comprehensive study of the issue to date.

From floods in Pakistan to air pollution in India, the Earth Commission researchers say the poorest parts of the world are being disproportionately harmed by environmental problems, which is adding to global injustice and threatening social stability.

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