Care in a crisis: Centring the Care Economy for Climate Justice

ClimateInColour Deep Dives

Care runs through society as a river with many tributaries: childcare, eldercare, healthcare, welfare, care for those with disabilities and/or chronic illness. Through sickness and health, at various points throughout our lives, we all require care. As defined in the Care Manifesto, it is “our individual and common ability to provide the political, social, material, and emotional conditions that allow the vast majority of people and living creatures on this planet to thrive - along with the planet itself”.¹ In plain, the health and harmony of our social and environmental ecosystems rely on our ability to care.

But how is care structured, who supplies it, and what are the climate consequences of our current approach to care?

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Research + Writing: Sam Storey | Editor: Joycelyn Longdon