Tag Archive for: climate justice

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The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet | Leah Thomas

 

The Intersectional Environmentalist bridges the gap between environmentalism and social justice and outlines how climate activism cannot succeed without addressing systemic oppression, racism and inequality. From Indigenous peoples to low-income neighbourhoods, Thomas demonstrates how environmental issues disproportionately affect marginalised communities and challenges readers to adopt an inclusive approach to sustainability.

Thomas blends activism, science, and storytelling to highlight the interconnectedness of environmental and social struggles. The book is both a manifesto and a practical guide, offering actionable steps for individuals and organisations to centre equity in their environmental efforts. Whether you’re new to intersectional environmentalism or already engaged in climate justice work, this book offers an indispensable primer for anyone wanting to make a difference, featuring empowering insight from activists around the globe.

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Suicide | Roger Hallam

 

A hybrid of memoir and political manifesto, Suicide was written during the author’s imprisonment after the high-profile Whole Truth Five trial linked to Just Stop Oil. Hallam, one the founders of Extinction Rebellion, presents the defence he was banned from making in court, exposing the legal system’s failure to confront the climate crisis. Drawing on climate science, legal theory, and personal experience, he argues that the institutions meant to protect society are collapsing. In both his critique of modern thinking and his forceful call for direct action, he urges readers to rethink justice, duty, and truth in an age of ecological emergency.

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The Alternatives | Caoilinn Hughes

Hughes’ resonant, beautifully-written story of four sisters in crisis is a masterclass in making sense of the times we live in.  Now in their thirties, each woman has been struggling with her own crises but it is Olwyn’s sudden psychic emergency that brings them together in the Irish countryside for their first meeting in years. Deftly, Hughes manages to showcase the complexities of mental health, food, climate and ecological justice, and Deep Time while keeping the sisters – all seriously bright and ferociously flawed – at the heart of the polycrisis. A deeply engaging and often funny novel by a thought-provoking writer of huge emotional intelligence and flair.  – Liz Jensen

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It’s Not That Radical: Climate Action To Transform Our World | Mikaela Loach

The environmental crisis is deeply entangled with colonialism and a capitalist system that places profit over people. Tackling the climate crisis cannot be achieved without an unfiltered examination of exploitation, inequality, poverty and racism.

Named as one of the most influencial women in the UK climate movement, Mikaela Loach offers a fresh perspective on the crisis through the lens of climate justice which creates the real possibility of huge leaps towards racial equality and collective liberation as it aims to dismantle the very foundations of these issues. ‘False hope won’t save us,’ Loach tells us. ‘But active hope can.’ This book is a must read for every climate activist.