A just recovery from COVID-19 must include climate justice

Decision-makers have promised climate action, reconciliation, and justice. We call on them to deliver.

The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed that the climate crisis is an imminent threat and will continue to be for future generations. As we decide how to recover from COVID-19, we also choose the future we must live with, write members of the Jane Goodall Institute of Canada’s Youth Advisory Council.Pexels photograph by Akil Mazumder

Opinion

BY JAYA SCOTT, ROBIN POLLARD, LAURA HERNANDEZ MERLANO, AND DARIA GONCHAROVA

April 22, 2021

Earth Day not only celebrates the life-giving planet that sustains us, but also focuses our attention on the science and impacts of a changing climate. While today highlights the need for urgent climate action we must remember that climate change can only be addressed through climate justice. Canada...

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