How Climate and Racial Justice Are Linked in Europe

Racialized communities are the hardest hit by the climate crisis in Europe — here’s why.

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[brian]

This is a challenge that needs to be addressed, but part of my concern is when groups focus primarily on localized populations and demand greater priority for these areas as opposed to infrastructure that is integral for the entire country.

We look in the US and there’s a major focus to provide infrastructure investment for at least 40% to minority communities. This is a good objective, if we had actually been investing in infrastructure for the last 50 years. Problem is we haven’t been, which is how we have multi-tens of billion dollar infrastructure projects for critical points.

Take dams for example. If I’m focusing on providing hydropower or energy storage to minority groups. Ok fine, but are these projects rated at catastrophic risk of failure like the Mojave Forks Dam in California. Sure the most immediate community is above the average income in the US. However if that dam fails it has the potential to flood 240, 000 American homes across 18 different communities. This dam was listed as Category 5 Catastrophic risk by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers back in 2018. To repair this dam would likely cost $8.5 billion. Given that only $25 billion was allocated for dams (sorta) that 1 project would encompass 30% of the funds. So if the priority is to help minority communities there’s a good chance this dam still won’t be fixed in 10 years.

Now let be clear the infrastructure allocations in the US are insane. I have no idea who the heck these politicians talked to, but they are quite literally undervaluing the cost of this infrastructure by hundreds of billions to trillions of dollars for nearly every single sector…..Some of them are not even remotely close….

[favb]

And when you say anti-capitalist, what do you suggest we should implement instead? What economic system is more sustainable and how are we going to implement it? Communism? Socialism? Because if so, I'm getting worried.
And what is the correlation between climate change and the patriarchy. Please, make me understand this. Because I really want to but I don't. Climate change is a topic that all should be concerned with. The left should not have a monopoly on the movement.

[SomeKidFromBritain]

Dont muddy the waters ffs. Its hard enough getting people onboard with decarbonisation.