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

Christian Barry; Garrett Cullity

doi:10.1080/21550085.2022.2104090

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

Christian Barry, Garrett Cullity^*

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	242-248
Number of pages	7
Journal	Ethics, Policy and Environment
Volume	25
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/21550085.2022.2104090
Publication status	Published - 2022

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