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climate change and racism

climate change and racism

According to Penn State meteorologist Gregory Jenkins, "Racism is “inexorably” linked to climate change".

Do you agree?

We're all very aware of the environmental impact of climate change but one topic which is often overlooked is how climate change has a more pronounced effect on marginalised communities which tend to have a higher proportion of people of colour (POC).

Here are three striking examples:

 

climate change and racism

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