Making sense of environmental and ecological justice, and the role of the law and of citizen participation in it is not easy.Chiara Armeni, professor of Environmental Law and member of the Centre for European Law at the ULB, and Maria Lee, professor of law at University College London and co-director of the UCL Centre for Law and the Environment, help us understand what's at stake when it comes to decision-making in this area. Inequality rhymes with injustice and understanding how it plays out when it comes to dealing with climate change is key to ensure citizens remain engaged in the fight for the preservation of our planet.Is the European Union doing enough to ensure citizens participation is guaranteed? Is the road to a just transition evenly paved or is inequality still a challenge in this field? Let's find out!---------------------------------- "Making sense of EU" is a podcast created and produced by the Institut d’études européennes (IEE) of the Université libre de Bruxelles, in which scientific research sheds light on the pressing issues of EU affairs. Its 1st series, EUqualis, focuses on Inequality and the European Union.This serie is sponsored by the IE-ULB's Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence EUqualis and is co-funded by the ERasmus + programme of the European Union.ULB Podcasts, les podcasts de l'Université libre de Bruxelles.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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