Multispecies justice: Climate-just futures with, for and beyond humans

Abstract

This article critiques dominant climate justice frameworks for their anthropocentric limitations and proposes multispecies justice as a necessary expansion. Current approaches, while growing in prominence, often exclude marginalized voices and fail to challenge human exceptionalism, thereby limiting their effectiveness in confronting the climate crisis. A multispecies justice lens acknowledges intersecting social, environmental, and more-than-human harms, offering a relational and inclusive framework for navigating systemic transformation, loss, and ethical responsibility. By decentering the human and embracing relational interdependence, this approach opens pathways toward more just and livable futures in the face of the Anthropocene.