Climate Change and Global Justice: New Problem, Old Paradigm?

Jamieson, Dale; Paola, Marcello Di

doi:10.1111/1758-5899.12113

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“…That analysis is based, in particular, on the latest climate science and the absence of significant global emissions reductions. Some consider that a “near term collapse” in socioeconomic systems is inevitable and possible in the lifetime of today’s children (Mulgan, 2011; Jamieson, 2014; Foster, 2015). Others go further in questioning the survival of the species itself beyond this century.…”

Section: Three Paradigms In Sustainabilitymentioning

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Beyond unsustainable leadership: critical social theory for sustainable leadership

Bendell

Sutherland

Little

2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to prepare the conceptual groundwork for the future study of leadership for sustainable development. The paper demonstrates the relevance of Critical Leadership Studies to future research on sustainable development policies and practices. A critical approach is also applied to concepts of sustainable development, with three paradigms of thought described. Design/methodology/approach The approach taken is an extensive literature review in fields of leadership and sustainable development, with a focus on some of the broad assumptions and assertions in those literatures. Findings A key finding is that leadership studies drawing from critical social theory can provide important insights into future research and education on leadership for sustainability. This literature shows that some assumptions about leadership may hinder opportunities for social or organisational change by reducing the analysis of factors in change or reducing the agency of those not deemed to be leading. These limitations are summarised as “seven unsustainabilities” of mainstream leadership research. Research limitations/implications The paper calls for the emerging field of sustainable leadership to develop an understanding of significant individual action that includes collective, emergent and episodic dimensions. The paper then summarises key aspects of the papers in this special issue on leadership for sustainability. Practical implications The implications for practice are that efforts to promote organisational contributions to sustainable development should not uncritically draw upon mainstream approaches to leadership or the training of leaders. Originality/value The authors consider this the first paper to provide a synthesis of insights from Critical Leadership Studies for research in sustainability.

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Section: Three Paradigms In Sustainabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Beyond unsustainable leadership: critical social theory for sustainable leadership

Bendell

Sutherland

Little

2017

SAMPJ

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“…Note that this neither means that outcomes do not matter, nor that good outcomes cannot materialise even if their production is not the agent's primary focus (on the good outcomes of urban gardening see note 21). See O 'Neill, 2008 andJamieson, 2014 for analogous focus on practice over outcome. On the notion of benefits internal to practices see MacIntyre, 1981, andalso Elster, 1985. On the notion of practice see Thompson, 2008. Environmental Values 24.2 active, virtuous engagement.…”

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“…There are also notable motivational hurdles in the Anthropocene. There is a significant amount of literature on both topics, often addressing specific sub-domains such as climate change and global poverty (see for instance Sunstein, 2007 andJamieson, 2014 in relation to climate change, and Singer, 2009 andLichtenberg, 2013 in relation to global poverty). I will not discuss motivational hurdles here (but see Di Paola, 2013).…”

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Virtues for the Anthropocene

Paola¹

2015

Environmental Values

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The paper discusses some difficulties that life in Anthropocene poses to our ethical thinking. It describes the sort of ethical task that individuals find themselves confronting when dealing with the planetary environmental quandaries that characterise the new epoch. It then asks what, given the situation, would count as environmentally virtuous ways of looking at and going about our lives, and how relevant virtues can be developed. It is argued that the practice of gardening is distinctively conducive to that objective. Finally, some garden virtues that will be of special importance in the Anthropocene, but have so far been largely neglected by environmental ethicists, are listed and described.

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“…Climate change is not only a physical or technical challenge, but also a moral and political one. This is because it involves questions of responsibility, fairness, and equity among and across generations (Blumenfeld, n.d.;Gardiner, 2004;Jamieson & Di Paola, 2014;Kingston, 2013). However, most pro-environmental behaviour change interventions do not adequately evaluate the ethical implications or consequences of their actions, such as whether they respect people's rights and dignity, whether they distribute the costs and benefits of behaviour change fairly, and whether they empower or disempower the most vulnerable groups (Chitnis et al, 2014; requires incorporating ethical and climate justice factors into the measures of success, to verify whether the interventions are justified and aligned with the moral values and goals of the actors involved (Sovacool et al, 2019Sovacool & Furszyfer Del Rio, 2020).…”

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The Implications of Nudging to Encourage Pro-Environmental Behaviour: The Moderating Effects of Biospheric Values and Carbon Footprints

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Behaviour change is a crucial tool for mitigating climate change, but it should be applied ethically and equitably. Nudge interventions and liberal paternalism have become increasingly popular, but are also subject to various ethical criticisms and challenges. To explore some of these criticisms, this study investigates how pro-environmental nudges, which subtly influence people’s choices without restricting their options, affect decision-making consciousness and climate justice outcomes.The study draws on dual process theory, which distinguishes between conscious (System 2) and non-conscious (System 1) decision-making, and values theory, which suggests that value-action alignment is associated with conscious choices. Climate justice and equity elements were also included, via individuals’ carbon footprint measurements. Data was collected via an online survey, which included a charity selection question as a proxy measure for pro-environmental behaviour choice. Half of the participants received a neutral charity question, and the other half received a default-framing nudge with the pro-environmental charity presented as the default. The control group showed signs of System 2 decision-making, and biospheric values and carbon footprints correlated with the pro-environmental charity choice. The default-framing nudge was effective at non-consciously encouraging participants to make the pro-environmental choice (95% versus 58% in the control). The treatment group showed signs of System 1 decision-making, and only, carbon footprints correlated with the pro-environmental charity choice. Unlike biospheric values, carbon footprints moderate the effectiveness of a nudge. The nudge was less effective for participants with higher carbon footprints.The study confirmed that nudges can promote pro-environmental behaviour. However, it highlighted key ethical risks including inequitable results and reduced decision-making consciousness. Future research can benefit from these findings, by acknowledging these risks, and including elements such as carbon footprints to build more holistic, equitable, measures of success.

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Climate Change and Global Justice: New Problem, Old Paradigm?

Abstract: The problems that climate change present stray from the traditional paradigm of global justice.

Cited by 7 publications

References 12 publications

Beyond unsustainable leadership: critical social theory for sustainable leadership

Beyond unsustainable leadership: critical social theory for sustainable leadership

Virtues for the Anthropocene

The Implications of Nudging to Encourage Pro-Environmental Behaviour: The Moderating Effects of Biospheric Values and Carbon Footprints

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