What would entice people to change to low HGH emissions Flashcards
What would entice people to change to low HGH emissions
o People see short-term immediate private benefits
o Lower energy costs, improved health
o Increased understanding of causes and effects of CC
o Widespread knowledge of CC
o Acceptance of CC
o Attach virtues and vices to varying emission activities
John Rawls and provoke thinking by today’s generations
Theory of Justice and the veil of ignorance. His thought experiment. What type of a world would you be happy to live in?
Modern philosopher John Rawls had in mind many possibilities including life in a wealthy family and a poor one.
If you had a chance of being born into the latter category would you be happy?
Let us add an inter-generational possibility to his and include a world 4 degrees C hotter than ours today. Who would say yes to that? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8GDEaJtbq4
