The Social Justice Prism of Climate Change Policy - The Case of Israel
Carmit LUBANOV (The Association of Environmental Justice in Israel (AEJI), Israel)
Abstract:
The summer of 2011 saw one of the largest social protests in Israeli history. For many years the main discourse of both the public and decision-makers have dealt primarily with security issues, whereas today it seems that social-economic issues have become pivotal on the public-political agenda. New research uses tools from the socioeconomic field to examine and analyze recommendations, for the promotion of GHG emissions and mitigation policies. It addresses claims made in international policy forums, according to which the continued disregard of inequalities in many consumer sectors, constitutes a major barrier in processes striving for international agreement on greenhouse gas emission mitigation, and their consequent implementation. The aims are to advance effective greenhouse gas mitigation policies, while ensuring equal distribution of the burden without exacerbation of inequalities; The research studied the impact of climate policies on social justice in Israel, based on two main questions: 1. Do GHG mitigation plans in Israel lead to an increase or a decrease of disparities between socioeconomic deciles in Israel? 2. What impact do the measures for GHG mitigation have on poverty and vulnerable population groups in the country? This section also explores the situation with respect to disparities between geographical regions in Israel. The article describes the research working process and the analyzing methodology of the main recommendations featured in government decision the official greenhouse gas emissions mitigation plan, as well as other activities by state agencies to mitigate emissions identified by five main sectors: electricity, building, transportation, fuels and waste
Abstract Book, P. 552 , session Sociology and Climate Change II. 2015
