Week 12 - Health and Climate Change Flashcards
Intrinsic value
The natural world and non-human animals carry their own value
Extrinsic value
The natural world and non-human animals are valuable only insofar as they promote human interests
Economist view
the value of nature can be measured by the economic value of its resources
What are the 4 Human-centered Principles of environmental health ethics?
Autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and justice
What are the 5 environmental-centered Principles of environmental health ethics?
Animail welfare, stewardship, sustainability, precaution and community engagement
What is Lomborg’s argument on climate change?
Maximize human utility - basically ‘let it rip’ when it comes to the environment
What is Straehle’s argument on pollution?
Justice lens on who has the largest role in causing climate change; consideration of who should host climate refugees
What are climate refugees?
People whose homes have been destory due to climate change (natural disasters, etc)
What are “just emissions” to combat climate change?
Allocation of costs ~ ie. Per capita emissions cap?
What is a statist approach to combatting climate change?
each nation has possession of its own resources and must fend for itself
What is Caney’s approach to reducing pollution?
At fault assignment of duties, “polluter pays”
What is Caney’s hybrid approach?
Poverty-sensitive polluter pays principle & History-sensitive approach
What is the Poverty-sensitive polluter pays principle?
people should pay for their caused pollution so along as paying for it doesn’t push them below a decent standard of living
What is the History-sensitive ability to pay principle?
duty to bare the pollution done by former generations should be payed by the wealthy
Intergeneraltional justice
Each generation is disconnected from the costs of consumption, yet retains the benefit of consumption
