Activity 3.3

Read the following public-focused media pieces on climate justice and answer corresponding discussion questions: 

1. Read the article " What is ‘climate justice’?"

Question: How is climate justice defined? What are the key factors to consider when thinking about climate justice?

Question: How might climate justice be applied to issues of flooding in Appalachia? 

Question: What are some ways in which climate justice initiatives can be implemented in Morgantown?

2. Read the article " Climate change is also a racial justice problem"

Question: How are issues of climate change and racism interconnected? Which groups suffer the most due to climate change impacts?

Question: Why might communities of color be more susceptible to climate change impacts than white neighborhoods?

Question: How are children of color spearheading the youth climate movement?

3. Read the article " Hurricanes and Marginalization: How Climate Disasters Affect LGBTQ+ Persons"

Question: How are issues of climate change, racism, and homophobia interconnected?

Question: How might hurricanes and other natural disasters exacerbated by climate change affect marginalized groups in the future?

Question: What are ways in which LGBTQ+ persons are vulnerable in every-day activities?

Overall Discussion Questions:

Question :  How might issues of climate change, racism, and homophobia, among others, affect the people who live in Appalachia?

Question :  Who benefits from uneven climate change impacts?