Contesting climate justice in the city: Examining politics and practice in urban climate change experiments

Bulkeley, Harriet; Edwards, Gareth A. S.; Fuller, Sara

doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.01.009

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“…A similar argument about individual and community responsibility has been made with reference to a postdistributive notion of climate justice [43,44]. The increasing connection between the user and provider makes this challenge even greater when we look at the growing similarity of energy systems.…”

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Assessing the energy justice implications of bioenergy development in Nepal

2017

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Background: The emerging concept of energy justice has focused on the justice implications of conventional energy systems (oil, gas, coal, etc.). Instead, we focus on the meaning of energy justice in the context of unconventional energy systems, by investigating small-scale bioenergy development in Nepal. We approach energy justice as a conceptual framework that focuses on social justice implications of energy systems, with an emphasis on burden/benefit distributions and procedural or post-distributive justice, and consider its applicability beyond conventional energy systems.

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“…1 The term post-distributive justice is here associated with procedural and recognition aspects of energy justice and their 'articulation in particular places' [43,44]. Working on climate justice, Bulkeley et al [44] employ the postdistributive concept 'to engage with how climate justice is actually practised and embedded in the city'.…”

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Assessing the energy justice implications of bioenergy development in Nepal

2017

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“…Water scarcity discourses overlook underlying social struggles and failed cooperation in water management. As argued by Bulkeley et al (2014) climate change, as a risk multiplier, accelerates the injustice trend and adds a complex variable to the equation.…”

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The liquid politics of an urban age

Diep

2018

Palgrave Commun

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In fragile social and economic societies, water governance systems have rarely managed to meet everyone's needs, but rather misrecognised the demand of those excluded from decision-making structures. Across regions, underlying socio-political issues have often remained unaddressed on the basis that water scarcity is primarily caused by geo-climatic conditions. Exclusionary governance is one central driver to migratory patterns along with instabilities in political regimes. It is reflected in poor service provision and tends to perpetuate injustices. Several commitments of the New Urban Agenda (NUA) set objectives of universal and equitable water provision through multi-stakeholder involvement in urban planning processes. It thereby demonstrates efforts deployed towards 'good governance' for transparent, accountable and participatory decision-making. However, several studies have pointed out the questionable role of citizens in NUA. Building on their argument, the present article reflects on exclusionary patterns that the NUA aims to tackle and the mechanisms it proposes to achieve this. This article aims to highlight how power relations in water governance produce and reproduce exclusion in access, such as through population movements. It questions how NUA envisions water governance structures based on collaboration between multiple stakeholders in different contexts, and highlights the need to scrutinise the people-centric language adopted in its commitments. With references to water politics from Latin America and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, it adopts a political ecology approach looking at questions of inclusivity for marginalised groups and discusses approaches for the active involvement of these people in water governance models.

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“…55 The newer frame of climate justice makes room for broader public engagement for several reasons: the frame is much more appealing for groups in the global south, it allows frame bridging to other global justice movements, and it better reflects a common culture of shared ownership (eg, of the earth's atmosphere) than the more conventional frame of climate change, with the concept of charismatic leaders agreeing on global policy solutions. 58,59 Summarizing this section, it is important to accept that perceptions of climate change are deeply embedded in pre-existing concerns, beliefs, and worldviews and that the frames that are typically used in communications about climate change can influence the motivations and intentions to act or support for policy actions. Frames even define at which level of collective or individual action problem solutions can be found in the first place, with only some frames suggesting the need for global binding agreements and other frames implying a much stronger focus and reliance on individual behavioral change.…”

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Anthropogenic climate change: how to understand the weak links between scientific evidence, public perception, and low-carbon practices

Engels¹

2016

EECT

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This review article presents an overview of recent literature on: the scientific consensus about the attribution of climate change to anthropogenic sources; successes and failures to create a global policy regime to lower worldwide carbon emissions; recent developments in the public perception of climate change and associated risks; and the persistence of highly carbon-intensive practices in spite of scientific evidence on the attribution of climate change to anthropogenic causes. Holistic approaches to understanding patterns of consumption, focusing on ensembles of social practices, may explain this persistence, however, such approaches are still in their infancy with regard to developing proactive ideas for policies to promote low-carbon practices more effectively.

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Contesting climate justice in the city: Examining politics and practice in urban climate change experiments

Cited by 314 publications

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Assessing the energy justice implications of bioenergy development in Nepal

Assessing the energy justice implications of bioenergy development in Nepal

The liquid politics of an urban age

Anthropogenic climate change: how to understand the weak links between scientific evidence, public perception, and low-carbon practices

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