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Using Generative Art to Convey Past and Future Climate Transitions

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Climate change, responsibility, and justice.

Dale Jamieson¹

¹Environmental Studies Program, New York University, New York, NY10003-6653, USA. Dwj3@nyu.edu

Science and Engineering Ethics

|October 23, 2009

Summary

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Addressing anthropogenic climate change requires revising core concepts of moral wrongs and global injustices. It also threatens the intrinsic value of nature, which existing justice frameworks may not fully capture.

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Using Generative Art to Convey Past and Future Climate Transitions

Using Generative Art to Convey Past and Future Climate Transitions

Published on: March 31, 2023

Area of Science:

Environmental ethics
Climate change studies
Moral philosophy

Background:

Anthropogenic climate change presents complex ethical challenges.
Existing frameworks for global justice and moral responsibility may be insufficient to address climate change impacts.
The concept of 'respect for nature' is a distinct value threatened by climate change.

Purpose of the Study:

To argue for conceptual revisions needed to understand climate change as a moral and justice issue.
To explore the unique threat climate change poses to the value of 'respect for nature'.
To examine the limitations of current global justice and moral responsibility concepts in addressing climate change.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis of ethical and justice domains.
Philosophical argumentation regarding environmental values.
Interrogation of existing moral and political concepts.

Main Results:

Revising concepts of moral wrongs and global injustices is necessary to fully grasp climate change.
Climate change poses a distinct threat to 'respect for nature'.
This 'respect for nature' value may not be adequately addressed by current global justice concerns.

Conclusions:

A deeper ethical and conceptual engagement is required for climate change.
Current justice and responsibility frameworks need expansion to encompass environmental values.
Recognizing and protecting 'respect for nature' is crucial in climate change discourse.