Shade

When you think about social justice, I bet you’re not thinking about shade. In a recent TED Talk, Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, who is chair of the C40 group of cities tackling climate change, said something totally unexpected: ‘shade is an equity issue’. Around the world, the poorest, most marginalised communities live in areas with no trees and high levels of environmental degradation and pollution. Environment almost always touches on social inequalities. The lack of shade is a proxy for numerous other overlooked ecological injustices. Greening cities must mean bringing nature and a clean environment to the underserved.

— Wayne Visser

From Purpose Inspired: Reflections on Conscious Living, Volume 3. Buy on Lulu ↗