Climate Justice tracker


Who Has a Seat at the Table?

If the climate crisis is global, climate decision-making must be too.

Climate Justice as a Driver, Not a Side Note

This tracker builds on our Phase One research:

Our results showed that:

There is a clear gap in leadership between the Global North and South. At COP29, despite Global South actors making up 75% of attendees, they held less than half of leadership roles.

Inclusion must go beyond presence at climate events; it requires meaningful participation in decision-making.

Narrative power defines policy; when Global North media and voices shape the conversation, the Global South gets left behind.

Transparency is the foundation of accountability; without it disparities are obscured and become invisible.

Climate justice begins with who gets to speak, make decisions and lead, at every level of climate policymaking.

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What This Tracker Does

  • Who is in the room and who holds power?

    We track who attends key climate events, who they are representing, and how leadership roles are distributed between the Global South and Global North. This helps reveal whether participation translates into meaningful influence, rather than symbolic presence.

  • Whose voices shape the story of climate action?

    We monitor media coverage, online discourse, public statements, and agenda-setting language to understand which perspectives dominate and which are sidelined. Climate narratives influence policy, legitimacy, and public understanding, so we analyse who gets heard, amplified, or ignored.

  • What prevents equitable involvement in climate governance?

    We document structural, financial, political, and logistical barriers such as visa restrictions, funding gaps, digital access limitations, and institutional gatekeeping. Understanding these systemic barriers is key to pushing for reforms that enable just and inclusive climate decision-making.

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