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Taking action for climate justice
What is climate justice and how can we take action to secure it? View this resource online.
Climate justice
People who have benefited the least from the fossil fuel era are now suffering the most from the impacts of climate breakdown. They are overwhelmingly poor people, particularly women and people of colour. These people have also been marginalised through economic exploitation and racism throughout history.
Working against this inequality is climate justice. Watch our short introduction to climate justice.
Economic and political decision makers, including in the UK, are failing to take sufficient action on the climate crisis, and are not placing people and justice at the heart of their decision-making. They are also choosing to continue our dependence on extractive and high-emissions industries. Find out about our current climate justice work.
A green and just recovery
Quakers in Britain are urgently calling on the British government to legislate for a green and just recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. This campaign is called Build Back Better (offsite link) and is jointly held with coalition organisations, including Friends of the Earth and the New Economics Foundation.
We also work with the
COP26 Coalition and Faith for the Climate network, campaigning for a global transition beyond fossil fuels. To be just, this global shift away from fossil fuels must prioritise the rights and voices of people facing the worst impacts of climate breakdown. Find out more about our work on a green, fair and global post-pandemic recovery.
Supporting Quaker activism
Quakers across Britain are taking climate action at local level and advocating for change. As an organisation, we support their activism. This ranges from divesting from fossil fuels, to taking direct action, to lobbying local decisionmakers.
Our support for Quaker activists in many forms, such as workshops for young Quakers, coordinating Quaker involvement in national campaigns, and supporting Quaker demonstrations. Learn more about the spiritual roots of Quaker climate activism, and how to get involved.
Climate and economic justice resources
Quakers in Britain have developed a broad library of resources that support Quakers with their work on creating a green and just new economy.
- Take a look at our climate justice resources
- Take a look at our new economy resources
- Take a look at our tax justice leaflet (PDF). We also support the Church Action for Tax Justice programme (offsite link) of the Ecumenical Council of Corporate Responsibility who have lots of useful campaign resources.
- Take a look at our guidance for divesting from fossil fuels and our ideas for action for Quaker communities. We also support Operation Noah (offsite link) who have lots of useful campaign resources.
- You can also take a look at our wider toolkits for action
