The Colonial Roots of the Climate Crisis

The global climate crisis did not begin with carbon targets or climate summits. It began centuries ago, when colonial empires reshaped land, labour, and ecosystems for profit. From monoculture plantations to fossil fuel extraction, colonial systems destabilised the environment while enriching the Global North. Today, the regions most vulnerable to climate change bear the deepest scars of empire. This video explains you climate colonialism, historical responsibility, carbon inequality, and why climate justice cannot exist without confronting the legacy of colonial extraction. Climate change is not just a scientific crisis, it is history returning with consequences.