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(Global Environmental Justice and Power Structures) - Coggle Diagram
Global Environmental Justice and Power Structures
Environmental Justice
Definition: Fair distribution of environmental benefits & burdens
Key Principles
Equal access to clean air, water, land
Protection for vulnerable communities
Participation in decision-making
Case Examples
Toxic waste dumping in developing countries
Urban vs rural pollution inequality
Connection: Base for Climate Justice and Theory of Justice
Climate Justice
Focus: Human rights dimension of climate change
Main Ideas
Developed vs developing countries’ responsibility
Adaptation and loss-and-damage debates (UNFCCC context)
Intergenerational equity
Actors Involved
Global South nations
NGOs & Climate Activists
UNFCCC, COP summits
Linked Concepts: Environmental Justice, Epistemic Communities
Resource Scarcity
Definition: Limited availability of essential natural resources (water, food, energy, minerals)
Drivers
Overconsumption and industrialization
Population growth
Climate change impacts
Impacts
Resource conflicts (e.g., water wars)
Food insecurity
Migration and displacement
Theoretical Lens: Game Theory, Structural Power
Corruption and Human Security
Corruption in Environmental Governance
Illegal logging, mining, waste trade
Misuse of climate funds
Human Security Implications
Threats to health, livelihoods, rights
Environmental refugees
Solutions
Good governance, transparency, anti-corruption
Connection: Undermines Justice, weakens Epistemic Communities
Political and Analytical Theories
Structural or Hegemonic Power Theory
Focus: Power dominance and inequality between states
Example: Developed vs developing nations in climate negotiations
Impact: Unequal control over global environmental agenda
Game Theory
Focus: Strategic interactions between actors
Example: Emission-cut negotiations (cooperation vs defection)
Use: Explains policy stalemates and alliances
Epistemic Community Model
Focus: Expert networks influencing policy
Example: IPCC scientists shaping climate agreements
Role: Promotes knowledge-based cooperation
Economic Systems
Capitalism
Private ownership, profit motive
Impact: Overexploitation of nature, consumerism
Example: Industrial pollution, deforestation
Socialism
Collective ownership and redistribution
Environmental policy: State-driven sustainability
Communism
Complete equality and state control
Focus: Eliminating class-based resource inequality
Challenge: Often ignores ecological limits
Comparative Insight
Capitalism: Growth-driven, ecologically unsustainable
Socialism: Balanced but state-dependent
Communism: Idealistic, limited real-world success
Theory of Justice
Developed by John Rawls
Key Principles
Fairness, equality, opportunity
Veil of Ignorance — design just systems without bias
Environmental Application
Distributive justice (who bears environmental costs)
Intergenerational justice (future generations’ rights)
Connection: Foundation of Environmental & Climate Justice
Interconnections
Environmental Justice ↔ Climate Justice: Focus on fairness in outcomes
Resource Scarcity ↔ Corruption & Security: Scarcity increases insecurity
Theories explain global power and cooperation patterns
Economic Systems influence justice distribution
Theory of Justice provides ethical foundation