# Carbon Narratives

> Climate justice through an anthropological lens. Essays and a podcast by Jinxuan "Jason" Cai exploring how environmental change intersects with race, class, and power.

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## Pages

- [About Carbon Narratives](https://www.carbonnarratives.com/content/pages/about.md): Site page (/about)
- [Carbon Narratives — Home](https://www.carbonnarratives.com/content/pages/home.md): Site page (/)

## Essays

- [The Shrinking Shore: Climate Justice and the Fight for California's Coast](https://www.carbonnarratives.com/content/essays/shrinking-shore-california-coast.md): Rising seas, seawalls, and unequal adaptation funding are reshaping who gets to belong on California's coast.
- [Mobility as Power: How Transportation Systems Reinforce Inequality](https://www.carbonnarratives.com/content/essays/mobility-as-power-transportation-inequality.md): How transportation systems reinforce racial and economic inequality — from highway displacement to EV tax credits that benefit the wealthy.
- [How Cities Extend Climate Disasters](https://www.carbonnarratives.com/content/essays/how-cities-extend-climate-disasters.md): Floods in Manila and extreme heat in Miami reveal how urban infrastructure — not nature — decides who suffers most from climate disasters.
- [The Green Division: Why Sustainability Keeps Reinforcing Inequality](https://www.carbonnarratives.com/content/essays/green-division-sustainability-inequality.md): Urban heat inequality and green gentrification show how sustainability projects displace the communities they claim to help.
- [Carbon Market: 'Net Zero' Illusions](https://www.carbonnarratives.com/content/essays/carbon-market-net-zero-illusions.md): Lawsuits, federal enforcement actions, and peer-reviewed research are converging on the same verdict: the voluntary carbon market is corporate environmentalism's most consequential piece of financial fiction.

## Podcasts

- [Carbon Narratives Ep. 6: Carbon Market — 'Net Zero' Illusions](https://www.carbonnarratives.com/content/podcasts/ep-6-carbon-market-net-zero-illusions.md): The little checkbox at the bottom of your flight booking promises that your emissions can be undone for a few dollars. A growing wave of lawsuits, federal enfor...
- [Carbon Narratives Ep. 5: Whose Shore?](https://www.carbonnarratives.com/content/podcasts/ep-5-whose-shore.md): Orange County's coastline generates $11 billion a year — but who actually gets to enjoy it? In this episode, we explore how climate change and inequality are co...
- [Carbon Narratives Ep. 4: Mobility as Power](https://www.carbonnarratives.com/content/podcasts/ep-4-mobility-as-power.md): Getting around a city sounds simple. But who gets to move freely, and who doesn't, is one of the most revealing maps of inequality we have. Episode 4 explores h...
- [Carbon Narratives Ep. 3: How Climate Events Become Disasters](https://www.carbonnarratives.com/content/podcasts/ep-3-how-climate-events-become-disasters.md): In this episode of Carbon Narratives, Jason explores how so-called "natural disasters" are shaped less by nature and more by human decisions. Through stories fr...
- [Carbon Narratives Ep. 2: The Green Division](https://www.carbonnarratives.com/content/podcasts/ep-2-the-green-division.md): In this second episode of Carbon Narratives, Jason examines the hidden geography of inequality in urban areas — from the tree-lined streets that stay cool in th...
- [Carbon Narratives Ep. 1](https://www.carbonnarratives.com/content/podcasts/ep-1-carbon-narratives.md): In this first episode of Carbon Narratives, Jason explores why climate change is also a question of ethics — from AI's environmental cost to the choices that sh...

## Optional

- [Sitemap](https://www.carbonnarratives.com/sitemap.xml)
- Contact: jasoncai090@gmail.com