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Apr 22, 2021

Electrification will not stop climate change. It will displace thousands of Indigenous people.

Climate change and colonialism go hand-in-hand. That’s why decolonization is a better climate change solution than green-washed energy technologies. — As a scientist, I’ve been trained to write in a specific style: succinct (read: jargony), precise (read: dry), and logical (read: formulaic). You could say that I’m tone-deaf by training. I’m good with data though, so I took a poll: What is the appropriate tone for an op-ed piece on…

Climate Change

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Electrification will not stop climate change. It will displace thousands of indigenous people.
Electrification will not stop climate change. It will displace thousands of indigenous people.
Emma Jayne

Emma Jayne

Emma is a Ph.D. Geoscientist. She works in solidarity with Indigenous Land/Water defenders as a member of the Center for Interdisciplinary Environmental Justice

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