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 its for centuries-long polluting behaviors, or is 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 MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com or leave a voicemail at (857) 264-1967 (US and Canada listeners only)
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- Episode #165: Difficult Sustainability Conversations
- Episode #143: How To Discuss The Effects Of Climate Change
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