Environmental justice targets needed to cut global inequality, say researchers

Plan unveiled at Davos to find fair limits on impact of climate and other crises, which most affect poorer countries

Countries, companies and cities need to establish environmental justice targets to counter the impact of the climate and other crises on global inequality, according to the authors of the most comprehensive study of the issue to date.

From floods in Pakistan to air pollution in India, the Earth Commission researchers say the poorest parts of the world are being disproportionately harmed by environmental problems, which is adding to global injustice and threatening social stability.