Environmental justice is a multifaceted issue that has become increasingly complex in the digital age. Climate change, energy transitions, and technological advancements have created new forms of social and ecological inequality, requiring a cross-disciplinary understanding. This study aims to map the academic developments at the intersection of environmental justice, energy conflicts, and digital advocacy using a combined approach of Systematic Literature Review (SLR) and Bibliometric Analysis. The data were collected from 55 Scopus-indexed journal articles published between 2015 and 2026, following specific inclusion criteria. The analysis focused on four main dimensions: publication trends over time, geographic distribution, institutional affiliations, and academic fields. The results show exponential growth in research since 2019, coinciding with increased global awareness of climate justice issues and the use of social media in environmental advocacy. However, the analysis also revealed structural biases, both geographic and epistemic, as research is still dominated by countries in the Global North and social science disciplines, while contributions from the Global South and technology- and algorithm-based approaches remain marginal. The discussion highlights the emergence of a new digital environmental justice paradigm that integrates ecological, social, and digital dimensions. This study offers conceptual reflections on new directions for environmental justice research in the technological era, while also emphasizing the urgency of decolonial and interdisciplinary epistemologies in understanding global environmental advocacy.
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