1. By Eugene Nulman University of Kent
The Ethics of Environmental Action: Climate Change Activism and its Outcomes
By Eugene Nulman
University of Kent

2. Anthropogenic Climate Change
– its happening
Consequences?
global rise in sea levels
drought, famine
conflict

3. How can we deal with it? Individual reductions
“Voluntarily” business reductions
Policy based reduction

4. Individuals reduce their own carbon emissions
Low energy light bulbs
Reducing private transport
Reducing air-travel
Consuming less
Recycling and reusing more
Buying local
Reducing household energy use

5. Businesses voluntarily reduce their emissions
Economic Incentives
Consumer demands (individuals)
INVOLUNTARY: Government subsidies (policy)
Economic Disincentives
INVOLUNTARY: Government fines (policy)
Businesses voluntarily reduce their emissions

6. Governments reduce their countries’ emissions through policy
Government’s own emissions
Regulate business emissions
Incentivize green consumerism

7. The Big Things! Public transportation Shift to renewables
Infrastructure

8. We can we do?
Reduce our own emissions
Incentivize business

9. Promote reduction: Appeal to others to reduce
Pressure business/our own institutions
Lobby government

10. Emissions reduction…unethical??
Context specific
The Ends
Apples and oranges
Emissions reduction…unethical??

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Climate Change
Nuclear weapons
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Racism
Inequality
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Birthdays
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Bathing
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12. Prisoner’s dilemma

13. Where social movements come in
Vocal minority
In strategic countries
But how?

14. How social movements win
Cost
Public opinion
New problem

15. What can academics do? Issue awareness Movement support
University
Research
Movement support
Implementation!