Climate Reparations?

A hotter planet is here, my friends. Don't believe me? Just turn on the news.

On today's show we first break down major current climate events; we then ask ourselves a set of ethical quandaries. Should the global north pay reparations to the global south for its centuries-long polluting behaviors, or are the inequitable and unjust natures of climate change simply bad luck? 

 

Here's a preview:

[4:00] How'd summer go? (Hint: not great, especially in Pakistan)

[12:30] The climate reparations argument: What it is and why it has legs

[20:00] 3 ethical questions for you to answer re: charity versus reparations

Resources mentioned/Further reading:

• Advocates Call On U.S. To Help Flooded Pakistan In The Name Of Climate Justice (via National Public Radio)
• A Hotter World: Climate Change’s Effects Are Already Unequal (via NY Times)
• Send me your Exit Ticket answers! Email Stephanie at [email protected] or leave a voicemail at (857) 264-1967 (US and Canada listeners only)
• Join our private (and super cool) Facebook group. It's free!
• Episode #165: Difficult Sustainability Conversations
• Episode #143: How To Discuss The Effects Of Climate Change

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