Systems, Not Just Symptoms proposes that an equity and justice lens is necessary to meet the scale of the climate crisis with effective and transformative solutions. Responding to the crisis will require tackling its root causes while adapting to its symptoms.
A justice frame offers us principles, processes, and practices that connect the crisis to broader interlocking systems that are at its root, such as colonialism, white supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism. A justice lens also ensures solutions address the interconnected planetary, humanitarian, and ecological impacts.
Lindley Mease and Solomé Lemma explore definitions of climate justice and grassroots, the root causes of the climate crisis, the ways in which frontline communities and grassroots movements are tackling this existential challenge with scalable solutions, and offer recommendations for how funders can better align their funding strategies with powerful solutions.
