Climate change, marginalised communities and considered debate within Scotland's climate emergency.

Climate Change and Marginalised Communities Workshop Contributors

Abstract

The announcement by the Scottish Government of a global 'climate emergency' in May 2019, and the selection of Glasgow as the host city for the main COP26 talks to be held in late 2021 has helped focus attention to the impact of climate change in Scotland. The COVID-19 pandemic has also brought into sharp focus the disproportionate effect that shocks and stresses have on already vulnerable people and places. This short communication aims to contribute to these debates by clarifying existing strengths and open issues for an evidence-driven response to climate change in Scotland's marginalised communities. Growing support for rapid and radical climate action, both in Scotland and overseas, brings into question the role of learned societies and reasoned debate within a climate emergency. To this end, we synthesise recent Scotland-based research into issues relating to climate justice and, drawing on the outcomes of a workshop held in summer 2019, identify aspects where good progress has been made and areas where further work is required for an evidence-driven and just response to climate change in Scotland and beyond.

Citation

CLIMATE CHANGE AND MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES WORKSHOP CONTRIBUTORS. 2020. Climate change, marginalised communities and considered debate within Scotland's climate emergency. Scottish geographical journal [online], 136(1-4): climate change, COP26 and the crucible of crisis, pages 41-48. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/14702541.2020.1834335

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 24, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Nov 5, 2020
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2020
• Deposit Date: Dec 10, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 6, 2021
• Journal: Scottish geographical journal
• Print ISSN: 1470-2541
• Electronic ISSN: 1751-665X
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 136
• Issue: 1-4
• Pages: 41-48
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14702541.2020.1834335
• Keywords: Climate emergency; Inequality; Climate justice
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/998708
• Additional Information: This article was collated and edited by Leslie Mabon and Neil Crawford, based on contributions to a workshop. The editors appear in the citation, but the other workshop participants are also listed here.