Global Environmental Citizenship: A Sociopolitical Approach to Confronting Climate Change and Environmental Pollution

Abstract

The concept of global environmental citizenship is a contribution that stems from changing the citizen’s status from being part of the national community only to being part of the global community. The consequent responsibilities that fall upon him in preserving the planet, and his overall national and global participation to achieve this. The idea of responsibility has always been at the core of the idea of citizenship. Global environmental citizenship depends on an interrelated set of behaviors. Every human being is a citizen who belongs to this world and has a shared responsibility towards the land on which he lives, in order to live in peace, security and dignity.