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Research on the health impact of climate must consider distributive justice and environmental sustainability

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  • Cristina Richie
  • Pilar Garcia-Gomez
  • Hok Bing Thio
  • Alina Rwei
  • Chirlmin Joo
  • Urs Staufer
  • Dante Muratore
  • Massimo Mastrangeli
  • Irene Dedoussi
  • Job van Exel
  • Tom van Ourti
  • Igna Bonfrer
  • Alberto Gianoli
  • Alexander Los
  • Gijsbertus T J van der Horst
  • Martin van Hagen
  • Lex Burdorf
  • Jasper V. Been
  • Maud Hermans
  • Ralph Stadhouders
  • Robbert J Rottier
  • Anna Bornioli
  • Ines Chaves
  • Willem A Dik

Abstract

Climate and justice are interconnected. However, simply raising ethical issues associated with the links between climate change, technology, and health is insufficient. Rather, policies and practices need to consider ethics ahead of time. If it is only added “after the fact,” policy will be less efficient and opportunities for carbon minimization will be lost. This will require the cooperation of people at many levels and can be guided by two essential ethical principles: distributive justice and environmental sustainability.

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  • Cristina Richie & Pilar Garcia-Gomez & Hok Bing Thio & Alina Rwei & Chirlmin Joo & Urs Staufer & Dante Muratore & Massimo Mastrangeli & Irene Dedoussi & Job van Exel & Tom van Ourti & Igna Bonfrer & A, 2024. "Research on the health impact of climate must consider distributive justice and environmental sustainability," PLOS Climate, Public Library of Science, vol. 3(6), pages 1-4, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pclm00:0000431
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000431
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