Climate Change

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.

Beyond Rawls: The Principle of Transgenerational Equity

Tiziana Andina • Feb 10 2023 • Articles

Climate change imposes a reflection on the importance of time in justice issues and underlines how transgenerationality is a crucial matter for justice.

Let’s Be Rational: A ‘Fair Share’ Approach to Carbon Emissions

Daniel Burkett • Feb 10 2023 • Articles

Emissions can be seen as a scarce communal resource, that, like other scarce resources such as a food, water or medical supplies, needs to be rationed.

Has Climate Change Ended Nature?

Elena Casetta • Feb 9 2023 • Articles

Considering humans as separate from the rest of nature risks an incomplete view of the current functioning of the biosphere and the misrepresentation of the human role.

From Food to Climate Justice: How Motivational Barriers Impact Distributive Justice Strategies for Change

Samantha Noll • Feb 9 2023 • Articles

Local food movements have leveraged normative arguments to motivate individual and collective action.

Gender and Climate Change

Vera Tripodi • Feb 8 2023 • Articles

Gender discrimination hinders considerably a person’s access to the means and resources they need to face and minimise the effects of climate change on a global level.

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