Do We Impose Undue Risk When We Emit and Offset? A Reply to Stefansson

Ethics, Policy and Environment 25 (3):242-248 (2022)
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ABSTRACT We have previously argued that there are forms of greenhouse gas offsetting for which, when one emits and offsets, one imposes no risk. Orri Stefansson objects that our argument fails to distinguish properly between the people who stand to be harmed by one’s emissions and the people who stand to be benefited by one’s offsetting. We reply by emphasizing the difference between acting with a probability of making a difference to the distribution of harm and acting in a way that worsen’s someone’s prospect.

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Christian Barry
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Australian National University

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Carbon Offsetting.Dan Baras - 2023 - Ethics, Policy and Environment 27 (3):281-298.

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Should I Offset or Should I Do More Good?H. Orri Stefánsson - 2022 - Ethics, Policy and Environment 25 (3):225-241.

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