This paper presents France’s relation to climate change from the perspectives of the French overseas territories: the Outre-mer. Scattered across the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific Ocean, these formerly colonized territories are subnational jurisdictions of France. Through examining their greenhouse gas emissions, their ecological importance, their economic conditions, as well as their policies, I argue that understanding the Outre-mer climate change perspectives demands an epistemic shift characterized by two theoretical gestures. Firstly, the Outre-mer perspectives require moving beyond the single geographical imaginary of France that only represents its European mainland. Contributing very little to France’s greenhouse gas emissions, these territories are particularly exposed and particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, making the case for a subnational climate justice. Secondly, beyond their portrayal as foreign and voiceless victims, the Outremer perspectives also recognize the presence of postcolonial subjects as political and historical actors facing climate change, calling forcefully for postcolonial equality and social justice.

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法国南部地区的次国家级气候正义：认知转变的后殖民政治和地理

本文从法国海外领地：Outre-mer的角度介绍了法国与气候变化的关系。这些以前被殖民的领土散布在大西洋，印度洋和太平洋，是法国的国家以下辖区。通过研究他们的温室气体排放，其生态重要性，其经济状况以及他们的政策，我认为理解户外气候变化的观点要求以两种理论姿态为特征的认知转变。首先，Outer-mer观点要求超越仅代表欧洲大陆的法国的单一地理想象。对法国温室气体排放的贡献很小，这些领土特别容易受到气候变化的影响，特别容易受到气候变化的影响，因此有必要建立地方气候正义组织。其次，除了被描绘成外国和无声的受害者外，Outremer的观点还承认，后殖民主体的存在是面对气候变化的政治和历史参与者，有力地呼吁后殖民平等和社会正义。