Conference / Meeting

Justice & Climate

Who should pay for climate change? Climate inequalities and injustices
Logo GrACE
10 October 2024
Start time 
5:00 pm
Online
Organizer: 
Tiziana Faitini
Target audience: 
Reserved meeting
Professionals
Attendance: 
Free
Online – Registration required
Contact person: 
Tiziana Faitini
Contact details: 
staff di Dipartimento Lettere e Filosofia
0461 282729; 0461 282913
Speaker: 
Michel Bourban (University of Twente)

Abstract

Climate impacts such as increasingly frequent and severe droughts, floods, and hurricanes raise significant costs, which must be fairly allocated both nationally and internationally. Similarly, climate policies aimed at mitigating global emissions and adapting to these impacts also come with costs that need to be shared equitably. A central question of climate justice is: Who should be responsible for what, and how should these responsibilities be fulfilled? In this presentation, I will explore key aspects of this question, highlighting the roles and duties of both individual and collective agents. Additionally, I will share insights on teaching climate justice, with a focus on the rising issue of eco-anxiety and strategies for addressing it through effective classroom communication.

Bio

Michel Bourban is Assistant Professor of Environmental Ethics in the Philosophy Section at the University of Twente. His research in moral and political philosophy, titled “Extending Justice and Citizenship”, focuses on clarifying the demands of justice and citizenship in the face of global environmental change. It also explores how these demands can inform just institutional reforms, steer responsible technological innovation, and encourage pro-environmental behaviour. He is actively involved in several research projects, including the Horizon Re4Green project, which provides a research and innovation framework to address overlapping issues in environmental, climate, and research ethics in the context of the European Green Deal. Additionally, he contributes to the Planetary Justice and Energy Transition Technologies; research project, which aims to strengthen the normative foundations of the planetary justice framework and apply this framework to the energy transition. More details are available on his website: https://www.michelbourban.com.

This webinar is one of several initiatives carried out by GrACE – Green Europe: Active Citizenship and the Environment, an international teacher training programme led by the University of Trento. It aims to provide educators with comprehensive knowledge of environmental issues and the EU’s strategies for tackling the climate crisis, along with innovative methods for teaching about green issues.