Ideal carbon tax policy is internationally coordinated, fully internalizes externalities,
redistributes revenues to those harmed, and is politically acceptable, generating predictable …

This book examines the link between population growth and environmental impact and
explores the implications of this connection for the ethics of procreation. In light of climate …

Discounting future costs and benefits is often defended on the ground that our descendants
will be richer. Simply to treat the future as better off, however, is to commit an ecological …

Qualitative case studies were undertaken to explore the multiple, interacting factors that
hinder and/or facilitate planned pro-poor climate change adaptation in four South African …

Why, if at all, should we object to economic inequality? Some central arguments–the
argument from decreasing marginal utility for example–invoke instrumental reasons and …

This paper defends the claim that mere temporal proximity always and without exception
strengthens certain moral duties, including the duty to save–call this view Robust …

Summary What Is Intergenerational Justice? begins with a discussion of the nonidentity
problem in intergenerational ethics and offers a strategy for solving this problem. To …

Utility discounting in intertemporal economic modelling has been viewed as problematic,
both for descriptive and normative reasons. However, positive utility discount rates can be …

The present actions of individuals and society at large can cause outsized consequences on
future generations' quality of life. Moral philosophers have explored how people should …

Many of the most pressing global challenges are characterized not just by their impact on
people alive today, but also by their potential to harm future generations. Over the coming …