There is no Planet B
In the past | Urban Climate Change
Date: 5th June, 2020
Location: Online
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the injustice and inequalities that are built into our economic, governmental and social systems. Those disproportionately affected by the pandemic are also those who will suffer the most from the impacts and consequences of climate change. At the same time, responses to the pandemic, at the local, regional and global level, have also indicated new emergent possibilities when there is shared sense of urgency and a wide-ranging socio-political commitment to decisive action.
The idea of Climate Justice is fundamentally predicated on viewing climate change as more than just a scientific concept. This shifts focus to the philosophical, political, cultural, and contextual dimensions of climate change as refracted through embodied and situated considerations of justice.
For World Environment Day, we hosted a conversation between Chandra Bhushan, Navroz Dubash, Tejal Kanitkar and Abhayraj Naik, to explore the opportunities and challenges of the time for a truly transformational shift towards Climate Justice in India.
collaborators
The BIC platform fosters intellectual activity, dialogue, cultural enterprise and innovation. The centre hosts talks, discussions, performances, film screenings and explorations regularly. With a view to benefit the larger public purpose, BIC members choose to provide access to its events for non-members on a free of charge basis for all its events.
speakers
Navroz K Dubash
Climate, Energy and Environmental policy research
Tejal Kanitkar
Energy and Climate Policy
Chandra Bhushan
Climate change research and policy
Abhayraj Naik
Moderator
resources
Watch the closing panel discussion.
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