ABSTRACT

The announcement by the Scottish Government of a global ‘climate emergency’ in May 2019, and the selection of Glasgow as the host city for the main COP26 talks to be held in late 2021 has helped focus attention to the impact of climate change in Scotland. The COVID-19 pandemic has also brought into sharp focus the disproportionate effect that shocks and stresses have on already vulnerable people and places. This short communication aims to contribute to these debates by clarifying existing strengths and open issues for an evidence-driven response to climate change in Scotland’s marginalised communities. Growing support for rapid and radical climate action, both in Scotland and overseas, brings into question the role of learned societies and reasoned debate within a climate emergency. To this end, we synthesise recent Scotland-based research into issues relating to climate justice and, drawing on the outcomes of a workshop held in summer 2019, identify aspects where good progress has been made and areas where further work is required for an evidence-driven and just response to climate change in Scotland and beyond.

摘要

苏格兰政府于2019年5月宣布全球``气候紧急情况''，并选择格拉斯哥作为2021年下半年举行的COP26主要会谈的主办城市，这有助于将注意力集中在气候变化对苏格兰的影响上。COVID-19大流行还使人们更加关注冲击和压力对本已脆弱的人们和地方所产生的不成比例的影响。这段简短的交流旨在通过澄清苏格兰边缘化社区对气候变化的证据驱动的现有优势和开放性问题，为这些辩论做出贡献。在苏格兰和海外，对迅速而激进的气候行动的支持日益增加，这使人们在气候紧急情况下对知识渊博的社会的作用和合理的辩论提出了质疑。为此，