Tank, Lukas (2022) Against the budget view in climate ethics. Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy . pp. 1-14. DOI 10.1080/13698230.2022.2070833.

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Abstract

The extent of our duties to mitigate climate change is commonly conceptualized in terms of temperature goals like the 1.5°C and the 2°C target and corresponding emissions budgets. While I do acknowledge the political advantages of any framework that is relatively easy to understand, I argue that this particular framework does not capture the true extent of our mitigation duties. Instead I argue for a more differentiated approach that is based on the well-known distinction between subsistence and luxury emissions. At the heart of this approach lies the argument that we have no budget of substantial, net-positive luxury emissions left. In a world in which dangerous climate change has begun, we must expect all further substantial, net-positive luxury emissions to cause harm. Since they lack the kind of justification needed for them to be nevertheless permissible, I conclude that we must stop emitting them with immediate effect. I also briefly discuss the difficult case of subsistence emissions and offer some first thoughts on the morality of a third category of emissions, what I call ‘transition emissions’.

Document Type:	Article
Keywords:	Climate change, luxury emissions, harming, subsistence emissions, emissions budget
Refereed:	Yes
Open Access Journal?:	No
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Projects:	ASMASYS, CDRmare
Date Deposited:	17 May 2024 09:58
Last Modified:	23 May 2024 13:25
URI:	https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/60301

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