Dominique Palmer is a climate justice activist, focusing on environmentalism and how to get people involvedWhen you think of climate campaigners, David Attenborough, Greta Thunberg and Leonardo Di Caprio may come to mind. In the UK, the environment industry is thought to be one of the least racially diverse, but some young campaigners are trying to change that.
"I didn't feel connected to the environmental movement. I saw it as a very white space and somewhere that wasn't for me," says Dominique Palmer.The 23-year-old has just returned from the United Nations environment meeting, COP27, in Egypt, but says as a child growing up in London, she didn't imagine herself doing any of this.
"I just didn't understand that some of the issues, for example asthma and air pollution that I was facing growing up, were actually also connected to environmental issues," she adds.Dominique sees a disconnect between the black community and climate industry in the UK and feels there are a few reasons behind this:African and Caribbean countries are disproportionately located in parts of the world that are vulnerable to climate hazards, hurricanes and flooding.
Despite this, the UK environmental sector is the second least diverse industry in the country - just after farming. Just under 5% of environment professionals identify as black, Asian or from other ethnic minorities, compared to around 12% across all professions in the UK, according to the
Perhaps the indigenous population could go to high court & ask for referendum on immigration since 1950 which none of the population has ever been consultanted on.
Sure. Pile on the Wokery. Add more imaginary nonsense to the total croc that is 'Climate Change' activism.
Are thier enough upper middle class hypocritical ethnic minorities?
I blame the parents
I just need to sit down and have a laugh at all these fking nonsense
Jesus.
Diversity and environmentalism double career opportunities
What the fuck is the 'climate industry'...?!?
What a load of utter bollox again from this cancer of a media organisation
Here we go again…
Shut up
😂
What shite
Mental gymnastics is unreal
We also need more diversity in the gender of people who repair sewer pipes, good paying absolutely essential jobs. Somehow I think that will never change.
What the hell is everything got to do which colour your are
Well that's it then for environmental activists, they've reached the zenith of their cause and are focusing on more 'important' things.
Perhaps the coloured activists should go home and support the country of their grandparents in climate change protests.
Thought we were going green.
Jeepers, please stop. This isn't news
They've woked themselves
Get involved then
Of course it does, it’s the new woke way.
Oh shut up It's pathetic
far 2 many now
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