The Climate Crisis and the Ethics of Flying

Moderator: Professor Joseph Nevins, Department of Geography, Vassar College

Professor Lisa Ellis, Department of Philosophy, Director of the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Programme;,University of Otago (New Zealand)

Professor Ewan Kingston, Department of Philosophy, College of Charleston

Professor Jamie Mayerfeld, Department of Political Science, University of Washington; former President of the Western Political Science Association

Professor Emily Yeh, Department of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder; former President of the American Association of Geographers

Description: This webinar confronts the question whether the globally affluent have a moral obligation, either individually or collectively, to reduce their flying in view of the large carbon emissions associated with individual plane trips.  We also raise the question whether academic associations, universities, and departments ought morally to reduce the combined professional air travel currently entailed by their activities.  The panelists will present diverse and sometimes conflicting perspectives on these questions, and will raise related issues of accessibility, expense, and professional advancement.

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