SUMARY BY ELLA HARNISCH

The academic perspectives in block two already introduced both the complex structural nature of vulnerabilities to the climate crisis and the crucial importance of adopting an (environmental) justice lens when examining the causes of environmental catastrophes and potential solutions. Ultimately, all readings have served as a reminder that oppressive capitalist, racialized, and patriarchal structures are integral to developing an adequate understanding of climate justice. For this third block, this critical analytical focus is applied and expanded to globalized economic structures. This requires examining global value chains, as “the world economy’s backbone and central nervous system” (Hochachka 2023). Why is it important to become more aware of these global structures, how are they marked by injustice and how can we envision climate justice globally under these conditions?