Climate Justice 101: Essential Knowledge, Tools, and Ideas to Drive Action Worldwide

Abstract

Climate Justice 101 is a cross-regional toolkit developed by Global Campus Alumni to introduce key concepts, tools, and practical resources for advancing climate justice and the rights of future generations. The publication outlines foundational terminology—including climate justice, intergenerational equity, climate finance, greenwashing, and the rights of nature—through an accessible “Beginner’s Guide” designed for educators, activists, and community leaders. It then showcases a diverse range of alumni-led initiatives emerging from Africa, Latin America, Europe and South East Europe, the Arab world, the Caucasus, and Asia-Pacific, demonstrating how locally grounded action can shape global climate advocacy. These initiatives include podcast series on African climate justice, workshops for children and schools, regional research on SWANA civil society, lectures on disinformation and gender, experiential learning tools such as a simulated water-crisis negotiation game, and creative storytelling for youth (pages 19–38).

Across its sections, the publication highlights the interconnectedness of human rights and climate action, emphasising community empowerment, participatory education, and decolonial, inclusive approaches to environmental governance. It argues that meaningful climate justice emerges through bottom-up engagement, cross-regional collaboration, and honest reflection on power, vulnerability, and lived experience. As an evolving resource, Climate Justice 101 aims to inspire collective action by demonstrating how individuals and communities can translate key principles into impactful, context-specific initiatives.