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Climate change, intergenerational justice, and the non-identity effect
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Abstract Do we owe it to future generations, as a requirement of justice, to take action to mitigate anthropogenic climate change? This paper examines the implications of Derek Parfit's notorious non-identity problem for that question. An argument from Jörg Tremmel that the non-identity effect of climate pol... view more
Do we owe it to future generations, as a requirement of justice, to take action to mitigate anthropogenic climate change? This paper examines the implications of Derek Parfit's notorious non-identity problem for that question. An argument from Jörg Tremmel that the non-identity effect of climate policy is "insignificant" is examined and found wanting, and a contrastive, difference-making approach for comparing different choices' non-identity effects is developed. Using the approach, it is argued that the non-identity effect of a given policy response to climate change depends on the contrasting policy. Compared to a baseline scenario without further mitigation, the non-identity effect of choosing to limit climate change to 1.5°C would be highly significant.... view less
Keywords
climate change; Intergenerational relations; justice; living conditions; future; morality
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Free Keywords
non-identity problem; intergenerational justice
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 56-62
Journal
Intergenerational Justice Review, 5 (2019) 2
Issue topic
The scope of the non-identity problem
DOI
https://doi.org/10.24357/igjr.5.2.788
ISSN
2190-6335
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed