Europe's environmental policies deepen racial inequalities

Europe's environmental policies deepen racial inequalities

A new book offers a rare, ground-level view of how sustainability policies unfold in the daily lives of some of Europe’s most marginalized communities. Environmental sustainability is often framed as universally beneficial—a shared global mission to curb climate change, reduce waste, and build greener futures. But what if some of these well-intentioned policies deepen the very inequalities they aim to solve? That question drives the work of UC S…