Against the background of climate scepticism and raging anti-immigrant sentiments across Europe, the politics of climate change and the politics of migration are fraught with tension. The two converge over discussions about ‘climate refugees’. But what merit does the term ‘climate refugee’ have, and are there potential problems associated with it? This article pays attention to how racialised discourses underwrite the concept of climate refugees in ways that further exclude already marginalised populations. In place of ‘climate refugees’, it proposes ‘ecological displacement’ as a notion which stresses how and why people are displaced within or across borders. While, indeed, anthropogenic climate change is a real threat to the livelihoods of humans (among other species), it is not the only environmental driver of displacement. By using the term ‘ecology’, this article argues that we allow for a description which encompasses other potential displacement drivers beyond climate change, such as volcanic eruptions, landslides, and political violence. Citing ‘displacement’ makes the term available to populations who are displaced by damaged ecologies both within and across borders, in and outside of Europe. The notion of ‘ecological displacement’ and ‘ecologically displaced people’ tries to rehumanise those carrying the heaviest social and climate burdens on a burning planet.

在整个欧洲对气候持怀疑态度和反移民情绪高涨的背景下，气候变化政治和移民政治充满了紧张气氛。两人在关于“气候难民”的讨论上汇合。但“气候难民”一词有什么优点，是否存在与之相关的潜在问题？本文关注种族化话语如何以进一步排除已经边缘化的人口的方式支持气候难民的概念。代替“气候难民”，它提出了“生态流离失所”这一概念，强调人们如何以及为何在境内或跨境流离失所。虽然人为气候变化确实对人类（以及其他物种）的生计构成了真正的威胁，但它并不是导致流离失所的唯一环境驱动因素。通过使用“生态”一词，本文认为我们允许对气候变化以外的其他潜在流离失所驱动因素进行描述，例如火山爆发、山体滑坡和政治暴力。引用“流离失所”一词使该术语适用于在欧洲内外因生态受损而流离失所的人群。“生态流离失所”和“生态流离失所者”的概念试图让那些在燃烧的星球上承受最沉重社会和气候负担的人重新人性化。引用“流离失所”一词使该术语适用于在欧洲内外因生态受损而流离失所的人群。“生态流离失所”和“生态流离失所者”的概念试图让那些在燃烧的星球上承受最沉重社会和气候负担的人重新人性化。引用“流离失所”一词使该术语适用于在欧洲内外因生态受损而流离失所的人群。“生态流离失所”和“生态流离失所者”的概念试图让那些在燃烧的星球上承受最沉重社会和气候负担的人重新人性化。