A movement that makes an ethical commitment to the well-being or rights of non-human animals.  The impact of climate change on native species promotes a discussion of whether geoengineering might be a [..]

A term popularized by Crutzen and Stroemer to describe the geological epoch in which human activities are the dominant force on natural systems.  The term is sometimes used to justify intentional huma [..]

A theory in ethics that considers human values and interests primary.  In anthropocentric ethics, the environment is considered to be solely a resource for satisfying the needs and interests of humank [..]

A state or change of state with its origin in human activities.

A theory in ethics that centralizes the value of all living organisms.

The discussion of how to cease any geoengineering deployment.  In the ethics of geoengineering, the term has been introduced in order to suggest that any geoengineering deployment must be designed to [..]

A term used by Holly Jean Buck to characterize potential social goods that might be designed into a geoengineering scheme.

The demand to fairly compensate those adversely affected either by climate change itself or by geoengineering efforts to combat climate change. Sometimes called “corrective justice.”

the view that right and wrong are to be determined from within a particular society or cultural group. Generally thought to entail that there is no universal or objective truth about right or wrong.

A term used to capture the idea of climates that might be intentionally engineered to suit particular desires and needs.