Document Type
Research Project
Publication Date
Fall 9-28-2025
Abstract
As the international climate crisis amplifies, solving it through only decreasing emissions is no longer efficient. Climate justice acknowledges that environmental change unequally impacts low income groups - despite these communities being the least contributors to the issue (What Is Climate Justice? - UC Center for Climate Justice, 2022). This paper aims to explore the challenges that must be confronted to make climate justice applicable : including indigenous people into climate finance and governance ; and holding transnational corporations responsible for climate – interconnected human right violations and ecocide. Drawing on case studies from Canada and Indonesia, the paper will explore the various systematic barriers to climate justice, mainly including the exclusion of indigenous people and other legal gaps. It identifies pivotal changes needed at the global level, with an emphasis on enforceable climate funding and other legal structures that directly address the demands of marginalized groups when forming climate decisions.
Recommended Citation
Adel Ghazy, Mariam Medhat, "Justice in Transition : Emphasizing Indigenous Leadership, Rights and Fair Access to Finance" (2025). COP30. 32.
https://buescholar.bue.edu.eg/cop30/32