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IB ESS SL 1.3.9 Environmental Justice Question Bank

Analyse how environmental benefits, risks and decision-making can be distributed unequally.

Syllabus
First assessment 2026
Course
ESS SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • define the sustainability or justice concept in context
  • compare impacts across the relevant spatial or temporal scale
  • interpret evidence and indicators before evaluating a decision

1.3.9—Environmental justice question 1

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Cartoon comparing oil spills in West Africa with the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the US

Figure:Cartoon comparing oil spills in West Africa with the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the US

With reference to Figure: Cartoon comparing oil spills in West Africa with the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the US, suggest what message the cartoonist is trying to communicate.

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