Local Activism for Global Climate Justice: The Great Lakes Watershed [Paperback]

This book will inspire and spark grassroots action to address the inequitable impacts of climate change, by showing how this can be tackled and the many benefits of doing so.

With contributions from climate activists and engaged young authors, this volume explores the many ways in which people are proactively working to advance climate justice. The book pays special attention to Canada and the Great Lakes watershed, showing how the effects of climate change span local, regional, and global scales through the impact of extreme weather events such as floods and droughts, with related economic and social effects that cross political jurisdictions. Examining examples of local-level activism that include organizing for climate-resilient and equitable communities, the dynamic leadership of Indigenous peoples (especially women) for water and land protection, and diaspora networking, Local Activism for Global Climate Justice also provides theoretical perspectives on how individual action relates to broader social and political processes.

Showcasing a diverse range of inspirational and thought-provoking case studies, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate justice, climate change policy, climate ethics, and global environmental governance, as well as teachers and climate activists.

1. Introduction: Climate Justice, the Great Lakes, and the Earth 

Part I. Fairness in Public Policies 

2. Carbon Cuts, Not Job Cuts: Toward a Just Transition in Canada 

3. Why Ending Oil and Gas Production in Canada is Essential to a Just Transition Both at Home and Abroad  

4. Should the Poor Pay More? Community Energy Planning and Energy Poverty in Ontario 

5. Vulnerable Communities and Municipal Climate Change Policylã5