Abstract
The green transition, or the shift towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly economy, is influenced by various colonial legacies. These legacies have historical roots in the exploitation of natural resources, unequal power dynamics, and economic structures that were established during the colonial era. Some key colonial legacies associated with the green transition include:
Resource extraction and exploitation, unequal access to clean technologies, environmental injustice, carbon colonialism and global economic inequalities.
The chapter of the book focuses especially on the colonial history of the northern Fennoscandia region and its legacy, which causes a wide variety of challenges even today and especially in relation to a just green transition. The chapter of the book deals in particular with the colonial legacy and trauma of the indigenous people of the Forest Lapland region, which has been unsuccessfully dealt with.
Resource extraction and exploitation, unequal access to clean technologies, environmental injustice, carbon colonialism and global economic inequalities.
The chapter of the book focuses especially on the colonial history of the northern Fennoscandia region and its legacy, which causes a wide variety of challenges even today and especially in relation to a just green transition. The chapter of the book deals in particular with the colonial legacy and trauma of the indigenous people of the Forest Lapland region, which has been unsuccessfully dealt with.
| Original language | Finnish |
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| Title of host publication | From Settler Colonialism to Green Colonialism: A Comparative Look at the United States and the Nordic Countries. |
| Publisher | University of Arizona press |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Publication status | In preparation - 1 Jan 2025 |
| MoEC publication type | A3 Part of a book or another research book |