Hesham Saad Al-Sherbiny: The Lost Concept of Environmental Justice
Arabian Steel Industries Technical Advisor
Environment and the Five Earth Systems
There are two major earth systems on the planet, 1st one is the geosphere and 2nd one is the biosphere, and the geosphere can be divided into four subsystems lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and cryosphere, …
The Earth’s geosphere consists of 1st system lithosphere of the Earth’s consists of interior and surface, both of which are made up of rocks, and in the 2nd system, there are areas of the Earth covered with huge amounts of water, called the hydrosphere.
3rd system is the atmosphere, a gas envelope that keeps the planet warm and provides oxygen for breathing and carbon dioxide for photosynthesis.
And there’s the 4th system that contains huge amounts of ice at the poles and elsewhere, where it forms the cryosphere.
The limited part of the planet that can support (living organisms) consists of the fifth system, which is referred to as the biosphere.
All these five enormous and complex systems are used together to preserve the Earth to suit all organisms…
Welfare and the Five Earth Systems
One specific example of the interaction between all domains is the consumption of fossil fuels (to achieve some kind of human well-being requirements).
The deposits of this fuel formed millions of years ago when plants and animals – all part of the biosphere – died and decomposed.
At that point, its remains were compressed inside the ground to form coal, oil, and natural gas, thus becoming part of the Earth’s atmosphere. and currently, it burns human beings’ Biosphere organs …
(They are part of organisms that live in the biosphere) These substances act as fuel to release the energy they contain.
Secondary combustion products, such as carbon dioxide, end up in the atmosphere.
There, they contribute to global warming, changing, and putting pressure on the cryosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.
Justice and the Four Types and the Lost Fifth Justice
Where justice can be divided into four traditional and main divisions: social justice, economic justice, political justice, and legal justice…
Justice symbolizes the rule of law, a system of equal rights and opportunities for all in society.
Justice is recognized as the first virtue and the most important goal to be achieved. In our time, justice is conceived primarily as social justice.
Where the Egyptian constitution, for example, stipulated in accordance with Article 8, “Society is based on social solidarity.
The State is committed to achieving social justice and providing means of social solidarity, in a manner that guarantees a decent life for all citizens, as regulated by law.”
Justice symbolizes the rule of law, a system of equal rights and opportunities for all in society. Justice is recognized as the first virtue and the most important goal to be achieved.
In our time, justice is conceived primarily as social justice.
Traditional Environmental Justice
The traditional concept of environmental justice is based on the principle that (all people) have the right to protection from pollution and to live in and enjoy a clean and healthy environment.
The equal protection and active participation of (all people) in relation to the development, implementation, and application of environmental laws, regulations, and policies and the equitable distribution of environmental benefits are considered.
Targeted Environmental Justice
The target concept of environmental justice is based on the principle that all (organisms) have the right to protection from pollution and to live in and enjoy a clean and healthy environment.
The equal protection and active participation of all (organisms) in relation to the development, implementation, and application of environmental laws, regulations, and policies and the equitable distribution of environmental benefits …
The basis of environmental justice is to care about all organisms and not only the human being.
