This paper argues that extortion is a clear threat in intergenerational relations, and that the
threat is manifest in some existing proposals in climate policy and latent in some …

If the present generation refuses to bear the burden of mitigating global heating, could we
motivate sufficient action by shifting that burden to our descendants? Several writers have …

Abstract John Broome and Duncan Foley have proposed an ingenious way to transfer
benefits backwards in time, from people who are not here yet to people who will not be here …

Recently, John Broome and others have been arguing that future generations should
shoulder the burden of climate mitigation, through a strategy sometimes called “making the …

This article explores the ethics of state borrowing to fulfil global responsibilities. Although
borrowing may appear attractive in the face of budgetary pressures and an increased …

Work in political theory and ethics on the politics of climate change has focused extensively
on evaluating burden-sharing principles for costs associated with reducing greenhouse gas …

Abstract John Broome and Duncan Foley have argued that it is a 'misperception'that the
'control of global warming is costly'and that we can make 'sacrifices unnecessary'. There are …

The topic of my thesis is individual and collective responsibility for collectively caused
systemic harms, with climate change as the case study. Can an individual be responsible for …

Philosophers distinguish between at least two kinds of intergenerational climate justice
principles. There are principles that tell us to mitigate climate change, and principles that tell …

We propose a Markovian model to understand how Italy's public sphere behaves on the
green energy transition theme. The paper uses the example of solar photovoltaics as a point …