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11 - Making Amends

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2023

Laurence L. Delina
Laurence L. Delina
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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Summary

Countries in the Minority World that have made the most substantial contributions to the climate emergency must accept that they should also make the most significant contributions to its solutions. It is reasonable and right that governments in the Minority World should assume responsibility for their actions and make amends. Indeed, it is only fair and decent that they do so after centuries of robbing the Majority World.

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colonisationcolonialismneocolonialismclimate financejusticeclimate reparations
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COVID and Climate Emergencies in the Majority World
Confronting Cascading Crises in the Age of Consequences
 , pp. 101 - 109
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Making Amends
  • Laurence L. Delina, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Book: COVID and Climate Emergencies in the Majority World
  • Online publication: 22 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108974455.012
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  • Laurence L. Delina, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
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  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108974455.012
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  • Making Amends
  • Laurence L. Delina, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Book: COVID and Climate Emergencies in the Majority World
  • Online publication: 22 June 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108974455.012
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