Articles

Forward-Looking Transitional Climate Justice

Kirk Lougheed • Feb 15 2023 • Articles

Those in wealthier countries working in the fossil fuel industry have certain entitlements inasmuch as they will be harmed by more effective climate policy.

Climate Justice from Theory to Practice: The Responsibility and Duties of the Oil Industry

Marco Grasso • Feb 15 2023 • Articles

The duty of decarbonisation entails a large-scale transformation that oil companies ought to undergo in order to eventually eliminate carbon emissions from their business model.

The Polluter Pays Principle and the Energy Transition

Fausto Corvino • Feb 14 2023 • Articles

It is possible to justify the duty of developed countries to finance the transition to low-carbon energy, including adaptation and compensation, in developing countries.

What is Emissions Egalitarianism?

Olle Torpman • Feb 14 2023 • Articles

One of the debates in climate ethics concerns the question of how the carbon budget, in terms of emissions permits, should be distributed among people.

Taking Climate Change Seriously: The ‘Values Approach’

Sue Spaid • Feb 13 2023 • Articles

Modifying our habits such that we actually reduce our carbon footprint requires that we grasp the situation at hand and commit to making our values explicit.

Libertarianism and Climate Ethics

Elias Moser • Feb 13 2023 • Articles

By applying a Lockean theory of just appropriation, libertarianism allows for climate action by showing that the excessive use of the atmosphere is unjust.

Legitimate Expectations about Stranded Fossil Fuel Reserves: Towards a Just Transition

Rutger Lazou • Feb 12 2023 • Articles

The energy transition is one of the most important challenges humanity has ever faced. However, like many other transitions, it brings adverse consequences for some agents.

Opinion – Moldova and Romania’s Unification is Not on the Horizon

Wilder Alejandro Sánchez • Feb 12 2023 • Articles

Despite pro-unification sentiments there is no official ongoing process – only occasional polls and statements by policymakers.

Opinion – Chat GPT and IR: Preliminary Reflections from within ‘Dark Academia’

Felix Mantz • Feb 10 2023 • Articles

While students to date seem mostly unaware of the technology and there are serious doubts over its effectiveness, ChatGPT now dominates numerous conversations across university spaces.

Can the Academy Still Debate ‘Colonialism’?

Alaric Searle • Feb 10 2023 • Articles

Disagreeing vehemently with another scholar’s opinions in the academy is one thing, death threats and calls for a scholar to be fired quite another.

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