Climate injustice and the paradox of climate migration

Abstract

Ingiustizia climatica e il paradosso della migrazione climatica - Firstly, the paper links migration to human-induced climate change through the lens of the ontological injustice characterizing human-induced climate change. A formula is then proposed to better explain the non-linearity of the causal process linking greenhouse gas emissions with their final adverse effects. The perspective of (climate) vulnerability is furthermore introduced. Finally, the paper explains the paradox of climate change: to limit the impact of climate change on future migratory flows, it is not sufficient to act in the countries of origin of migrants, but it is necessary to immediately act in the countries of destination of migrants.

Keywords: Climate change; Climate migration; Climate vulnerability; Human rights; Climate justice