For too long the short term thinking of the present age has discounted the rights of future generations to a quality of life resembling that which we enjoy today.  That which we have inherited from our ancestors, but that for many mixed up reasons seems to be off the radar when it comes to the future, the longterm trajectory that we need to consider as we make the short term decisions of our present time. 

In, Intergenerational justice, or how to be a good ancestor,  Erika Strazzante (Generation Climate Europe, July 29, 2022) contends that there is a case to be made that we maintain: An inhabitable planet, as a matter of justice, that there is the need for a mindset change. 

She asks: How do we make sure that present actions will be fair and just for future beings on this planet? The answer lies in the adoption of a

n ethic of intergenerational justice, understood as present-day duties in taking care of the environment.  Read the full story here.

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