
186 Climate Management Issues
United States and Europe would be very small, whereas Africa would be
blown up like a balloon, as would Asia. Unfortunately, there is nothing fair
about this picture: with climate change, the wealthiest nations are the biggest
offenders (for the most part) but will be impacted the least; and the world’s
poorest nations, who emit relatively few greenhouse gases, are destined to
receive the brunt of the detrimental impacts from climate change.
Climate Justice
In an article by Randy Poplock (2007), the issue of “climate justice” is intro-
duced. Poplock discusses the way in which low-income and minority pop-
ulations ...