Relational processes for transformative climate justice policymaking: insights from a Western Australian community of practice

This article explores how relational approaches to policymaking across multiple levels and sectors of society might enable transformative climate justice. It draws on a unique case study from the state of Western Australia, where climate justice is thwarted by the coloniality of climate politics and the hegemony of the fossil fuel industry.

Citation:
Wrigley K, Yallup Farrant J, Farrant B, Synnott EL, et al. Relational processes for transformative climate justice policymaking: insights from a Western Australian community of practice. Clim Policy. 2024;1-16

Keywords:
Relationality; intersectionality; transformations; climate justice; community of practice

Abstract:
This article explores how relational approaches to policymaking across multiple levels and sectors of society might enable transformative climate justice. It draws on a unique case study from the state of Western Australia, where climate justice is thwarted by the coloniality of climate politics and the hegemony of the fossil fuel industry.