Leah Thomas

We cannot save the planet without uplifting the voices of its people—especially those most often unheard. Leah Thomas coined the term intersectional environmentalism to describe the inextricable link between climate change, activism, racism, and privilege. The fight for the planet should go hand in hand with the fight for civil rights. In fact, one cannot exist without the other. The...

Climate change is the great equaliser. Or is it? In The Intersectional Environmentalist, activist and environmental scientist Leah Thomas shows how Black, Indigenous and People of Colour are unequally and unjustly impacted by climate change and environmental degradation - and argues that the fight for the planet lies in tandem with the fight for civil rights. In fact, one cannot...