Climate Change, Historical Emissions, and Unjust Benefits: A Comment on Axel Gosseries’ Account of Climate Justice

One of the claims Axel Gosseries makes in What is Intergenerational Justice? is that greenhouse gas emissions produced before 1990 are morally unimportant for present climate duties. This article challenges that claim by drawing on the idea that present people may have special duties to combat clima...

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Published in:Journal of Practical Ethics
Main Author: Goran Duus-Otterstrom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Michigan Publishing Services 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/jpe/article/id/6268/