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The complexity of climate justice

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The effects of climate change on vulnerable communities raise ethical concerns about who should help them cope and how. Research suggests that fair and beneficial solutions are possible, but they always come with risks.

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  1. Benjamin K. Sovacool is at Aarhus University, Birk Centerpark 15, 7400 Herning, Denmark, and Vermont Law School, 164 Chelsea Street, South Royalton, Vermont 05068, USA,

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Sovacool, B. The complexity of climate justice. Nature Clim Change 3, 959–960 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2037

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