Face Intergenerational Justice

As an initiative of the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD) and the Center for Human Rights & Environment (CEDHA), Fast Action on Climate to Ensure Intergenerational Justice (FACE Intergenerational Justice) focuses on the intersection of climate and environmental justice as it relates to “fast action” climate mitigation strategies to preserve the planet for future generations. Our work encourages youth-led, inclusive, and intersectional discussions on climate change mitigation, resilience, and adaptation strategies pertinent to the most affected people and areas. A climate justice-based approach to climate change solutions demands fast-acting policies, investments, and other support for solutions that consider the immediate needs of historically marginalized communities and addresses the climate crisis before self-reinforcing feedbacks push the planet past irreversible tipping points. Within this fast-acting climate mitigation framework, reducing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) plays a central role in achieving justice for these communities and quickly alleviating the immediate harms frontline communities face. FACE Intergenerational Justice advocates for the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment for all people of present and future generations, through empowering youth-led solutions to climate and environmental justice. We take a three-pillar approach focusing on Outreach, Education, and Support. These pillars are built on the foundation of climate and environmental justice and IGSD’s theory of action stressing the need to combine the fast mitigation sprint with the longer decarbonization marathon to address the ethical issues of intra-generational equity by giving societies urgently needed time to adapt to unavoidable changes and build resilience.