Climate change is one of the biggest threats our world is facing today, mainly because it has so many different impacts. Ice caps are melting and causing sea levels to rise. Grasslands are becoming deserts while other regions experience extreme floods. Mass extinctions of both animal and plant species are occurring. And of course people are impacted, too.

This panel discussion is about the issue of climate justice: the idea that those who are least responsible for climate change suffer its gravest consequences. Our panelists will discuss the fact that climate change is an important ethical and political concern, not just a purely environmental or physical one. Problems regarding climate justice can be seen here in Washington, DC as well as around the US and the world. The experts discuss these concerns and share possible solutions and actions that individuals can take to make a difference. Moderated by SIS professor Malini Ranganathan, panelists include:

Rhonda Hamilton – Ward 6 Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner

Adrienne Hollis – Senior Climate Justice and Health Scientist, Union of Concerned Scientists

Vernice Miller-Travis – Executive VP for Environment and Sustainability, Metropolitan Group

Jacqui Patterson – Senior Director of Environmental and Climate Justice Program, NAACP

SIS Global to Local is an occasional event series examining issues through local, national, and global lenses.