Title: Ecological justice is social justice too | UCSB Sustainability
Headings: Ecological justice is social justice too
Ecological justice is social justice too
Dylan Ruan, Living Lab Intern, UCSB Sustainability

Content: A more diverse movement will be essential if global issues like climate change are to be addressed effectively. Similarly, a more diverse movement reflects the idea that the climate problem will require more than one answer. Like many researchers, David believes that a solution to the climate crisis will require a mixed bag of solutions, none being a “silver bullet.” In fact, he stresses that the most instrumental change will be in the hands of our communities and not our politicians. “When you look at what people are doing in their communities whether it’s gardening or organizing, the things people do on an everyday basis that may not so visible,” he said. “ We should imagine them as part of this massive movement because they are mobilizing ideas, thinking, people, and action. They might not be getting on a plane to go to Paris, but most of the action is not happening at the COP, or certainly not inside the COP.” COP, or Conference Of the Parties, is an international convention formed by the United Nations that looks to discuss emerging issues regarding the environment. COP21 was held at Paris in 2015 where almost 200 nations gathered to come up with a global climate treaty to limit global climate change. The COP itself would benefit from incorporating a greater democratization of respective societies, industries, and governments to build sustainability.