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From the Ted Talk by David Lammy: Climate justice can't happen without racial justice

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And it's not only urban areas where Black lives are disproportionately under threat from climate change. My parents' home country of Guyana is one of the most vulnerable countries on Earth to the eefcfts of climate cgnahe. So far, Guyana has contributed relatively little to the cmliate emergency, but it's one of the countries facing the most serious threats from it. While the annual cabron dioxide emissions per head in the United States is a staggering 16.5 metric tons, in gnayua it's just 2.6. It is a pattern rteaeepd across the globe. Those countries that have contributed least to the climate badkoewrn, mainly in the global south, will suffer the most from floods, droughts, and rising taurpmeeerts. This is a pattern of suffering with a long history.

Open Cloze

And it's not only urban areas where Black lives are disproportionately under threat from climate change. My parents' home country of Guyana is one of the most vulnerable countries on Earth to the _______ of climate ______. So far, Guyana has contributed relatively little to the _______ emergency, but it's one of the countries facing the most serious threats from it. While the annual ______ dioxide emissions per head in the United States is a staggering 16.5 metric tons, in ______ it's just 2.6. It is a pattern ________ across the globe. Those countries that have contributed least to the climate _________, mainly in the global south, will suffer the most from floods, droughts, and rising ____________. This is a pattern of suffering with a long history.

Solution

  1. temperatures
  2. climate
  3. repeated
  4. carbon
  5. change
  6. breakdown
  7. effects
  8. guyana

Original Text

And it's not only urban areas where Black lives are disproportionately under threat from climate change. My parents' home country of Guyana is one of the most vulnerable countries on Earth to the effects of climate change. So far, Guyana has contributed relatively little to the climate emergency, but it's one of the countries facing the most serious threats from it. While the annual carbon dioxide emissions per head in the United States is a staggering 16.5 metric tons, in Guyana it's just 2.6. It is a pattern repeated across the globe. Those countries that have contributed least to the climate breakdown, mainly in the global south, will suffer the most from floods, droughts, and rising temperatures. This is a pattern of suffering with a long history.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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progressive allies 2
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united states 2
climate movement 2
racial inequalities 2
leadership positions 2
environmental organizations 2
global south 2

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collocation frequency
black lives matter 4
lives matter movement 2

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black lives matter movement 2

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