OpinionColumnsClimate Justice

A Christian Case for Climate Reparations

By Matt Bernico
A flood victim takes refuge along a road in a makeshift tent on August 29, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Mehar, Pakistan. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro  
Oct 18, 2022
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The causes of the flooding in Pakistan and climate-fueled catastrophes around the world are a direct result of the out-of-control consumption and production patterns of the global North — the nations in the northern hemisphere that share similar social and political distinctions like market-based economies.

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A flood victim takes refuge along a road in a makeshift tent on August 29, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Mehar, Pakistan. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro