Week 3
Be able to explain why there is a debate about whether we should be telling people to try to lower their carbon footprints
The main reasons given in Dialogues on Climate Justice for and against telling people to lower their carbon footprints
The idea of carbon elitism. What it means and what it has to do with this debate
The idea of a fair share. What it means and what it has to do with this debate
The idea of a tipping point. What it means and what it has to do with this debate
The idea of offsetting. What it means and what it has to do with this debate
The idea of climate anarchism. What it means and what it has to do with this debate
The idea ofanti-capitalism. What it means and what it has to do with this debate
Joyguzzling.
Moral requirements
Be able to explain the following arguments against the thesis that there is no moral requirement to refrain from emitting a reasonable amount of green house gases in order to enjoy oneself AND the main criticisms that Kingston and Sinnott-Armstrong make of each argument:
Virtue ethics.
Group causation.
Simple division.
Partial causation.
Expected disvalue.
Fair shares.
Politics.