Professor Tatsuyoshi Saijo explains his journey towards creating a groundbreaking citizen experiment in bringing the interests of future generations into present-day decision-making in Japan. Problems everywhere Across the world, neighbours, communities and indeed entire countries have numerous problems which they choose to ignore. What can we do about this? Is it possible to find a… Read more »
Category: Future Generations
The climate crisis: an intergenerational emergency in India
Environmental activist John Paul Jose explores the profound damage and destruction that the climate crisis is already causing in his homeland, and what could happen if the climate emergency goes unmitigated for longer. Depending on nature The most recent IPCC report highlights the increasing frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall, intense heatwaves, and droughts on… Read more »
Becoming good ancestors
What will it take for generations alive today to become better ancestors, asks writer and campaigner Jonathon Porritt. Tackling the climate crisis, of course, but changing how we live our lives and prioritising the future is also vital. Running out of time The vast majority of parents would hope that they’re doing everything they can… Read more »
Intergenerational Equity and the US Judiciary
Intergenerational equity concerns have grown significantly over recent decades, and our political and legal systems are skewed in ways which can exacerbate and intensify these issues. Julia M. Puaschunder, an economist and psychologist at the Inter-University Consortium of New York, discusses intergenerational fairness in the US Judiciary with attention to age-balanced decision-making. Intergenerational inequality on… Read more »
Net Zero: are we unfairly “discounting” the future?
Bill Anderson-Samways is a former researcher at the Social Market Foundation. He recently co-authored a report on how to pay for the transition to Net Zero, On Borrowed Time, with John Hobby, a researcher at the Intergenerational Foundation. In this blog, he argues that the UK’s high discount rate pushes the costs of Net Zero… Read more »
Thoughts on our Obligations to Future Generations: the links between us
Ernest-Marie Mbonda is Professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy at the Universtié des Montagnes (Cameroon), Catholic University of Central Africa (Cameroon) and Université de Moncton (Canada). In this blog, he writes about the rights of future generations. This blog was originally written in French and has been translated by the IF team. You can read… Read more »
Penser Nos Obligations À L’égard Des Générations Futures: Les Liens Entre Nous et nos arrières petits-fils
Ernest-Marie Mbonda est Professeur d’éthique à l’Université des Montagnes (Cameroun), à l’Université catholique d’Afrique centrale (Cameroun) et à l’Université de Moncton (Canada). Dans ce blog, il propose quelques réflexions sur les obligations envers les générations futures. Vous pouvez lire ce blog en Anglais ici. Deux problèmes Le thème des obligations à l’égard des générations futures… Read more »
Introducing our Worldwide Blog Week 2022
Every summer, the Intergenerational Foundation hosts a Worldwide Blog Week, inviting writers here in the UK and from around the world to contribute to a week-long discussion on issues of intergenerational fairness. This international and cross-cultural dialogue deepens our understanding of the many frontiers of intergenerational justice, and helps us to understand how academics and… Read more »
It’s “Zero Hour” – Join the campaign this week
Amy Heley, Campaigner for Zero Hour, explains why she needs your help tomorrow (14 July) to bring attention to the Climate and Ecology Bill Zero Hour is the campaign behind the Climate and Ecology Bill. We are running a cross-party campaign, supported by MPs and Peers from across all major parties, to promote a Bill… Read more »
On Borrowed Time: who pays for Net Zero, and when?
A new IF report, entitled “On Borrowed Time”, produced in collaboration with the Social Market Foundation, launches today. John Hobby, co-author and IF Researcher, explains how the report tackles the economic and moral questions involved in thinking about intergenerationally fair ways to share the costs of the Net Zero transition between current and future generations.… Read more »