Ethics and Climate Change: Carnegie Council Multimedia Resources for Earth Day 2019
NEW YORK (PRWEB) April 22, 2019 -- In honor of Earth Day, April 22 2019, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs presents a selection of materials from the past year on the ethical responsibilities and challenges of coping with climate change.
Access all these materials online here: https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/publications/picks/earth-day-2019.
ETHICS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Ethical Implications of Climate Change for Education
Brian Mateo, Bard College and Carnegie Council
"While [climate change] will affect those already disadvantaged the most severely, even when education is accessible we are beginning to see the impacts of climate change having negative effects on academic learning and achievement, gender disparities, and future economic growth." (Carnegie Ethics Online article, April 2019)
Climate Change and Competing Ethical Visions
Nikolas K. Gvosdev, U.S. Naval War College and Carnegie Council
The prevailing narrative in the fight against climate change is that we must adopt more cooperative efforts to help vulnerable populations. But what if, instead of this collective approach, countering climate change turns into a zero-sum game for nation-states? (Blog Post, March 2019)
Tackling Climate Change: Why Us Now?
Henry Shue, University of Oxford
We are the pivotal generation, writes Shue, and acting now is not only a matter of self-interest but also of our unique moral responsibility. "It is up to us to draw the line beyond which climate change cannot pass." (Ethics & International Affairs Journal, Online Exclusive, February 2019)
Climate Change Mitigation & Governance
Janos Pasztor, Carnegie Climate Geoengineering Governance Initiative (C2G2); Alex Woodson, Carnegie Council
As activists, politicians, and environmentalists come to terms with a dire report on global warming from the UN's IPCC, Pasztor remains focused on the governance of the potential use of climate change "mitigation" technologies. What do these discussions look like in China? What do smaller countries think? And how challenging is it that climate change remains a political divisive issue in the U.S.? (Global Ethics Weekly Podcast, November 2018)
Climate Change and the Power to Act: An Ethical Approach for Practical Progress
Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne; Ronny Jumeau, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador for Climate Change, Republic of Seychelles (Tanzania, Seychelles); Darrel Moellendorf, Goethe University, Frankfurt; and Suma Peesapati, Peesapati Law and Communities for a Better Environment
How we can advance climate justice globally and locally in the years ahead? These video clips summarize the participants' comments made as part of a roundtable hosted by the Council's journal, Ethics & International Affairs, at the International Studies Association’s Annual Convention. (April 2018)
CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE PHILIPPINES
Resources Resulting from Climate Change Research Delegation to the Philippines
How is the encroaching threat of climate change reshaping culture, politics, and even faith in the Philippines? How can the claim of economic prosperity be reconciled with the equally valid claim of sustainability and conservation? How can the way Filipinos are coping with extreme climate change-related weather and disasters inform the rest of the world about response and resilience? Explore these fascinating articles, videos, and podcasts resulting from a Carnegie Council delegation to Manila. (Asia Dialogues Research Delegation led by Carnegie Council's Devin Stewart, October 2018)
CLASSROOM RESOURCES
Moral Leadership and the Environment: Who is Responsible for Protecting our Earth?
Designed for high school and above, these resources include:
*A PowerPoint lesson that allows students to evaluate and discuss why environmental protection is a moral/social justice issue, using the Flint Water Crisis as a case study.
*Links to basic information on climate change.
*Activities inspired by talks at Carnegie Council that focus on how climate change is addressed.
ABOUT CARNEGIE COUNCIL
Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1914, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs is an educational, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that produces lectures, publications, and multimedia materials on the ethical challenges of living in a globalized world. Go to https://www.carnegiecouncil.org/.
Madeleine Lynn, Carnegie Council for Ethics, https://www.carnegiecouncil.org, +1 212-838-4120 Ext: 219, [email protected]
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