Scientific experts agree that climate change is a reality.
But are we morally obligated to do something about it?
And if so, what exactly are we obligated to do? What are our duties as individuals? What are our duties as a community? A society? A nation?
This Friday, October 28, UNC’s Parr Center for Ethics is hosting an all-day symposium on the ethics of climate change. What will be the impact of climate change? How might our lives change? What is our responsibility to nature? What is our responsibility to other people in other countries? And what should we be doing differently?
The symposium runs all day, 9:30-6:30 at the Graham Student Union. It’s divided into three sections: the first addresses our moral obligation to protect nature; the second deals with our moral obligation to protect future generations; and the third considers our moral obligation to other people in other parts of the world today.
UNC law professor Victor Flatt is one of the panelists in the third session; Dr. Flatt studies environmental law and directs UNC’s Center for Climate, Energy, Environment & Economics.
Listen to his conversation with WCHL’s Aaron Keck.
Friday’s symposium is free and open to all. Following the third session, NYU philosophy professor Dale Jamieson will deliver the keynote address (entitled “Two Cheers for Climate Justice”).
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