Justice can and should become a part of feasibility assessments for climate mitigation policies

Abstract Concerns of justice are rarely considered within feasibility assessments of climate mitigation policies, even when present conditions and climate action itself have serious implications for vulnerable populations, potentially undermining the desirability and eventual success of mitigation....

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Main Authors: Maitreyee Sevekari, Calum Brown, Elizabeth Díaz-General, Mark Rounsevell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Series:npj Climate Action
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00255-0
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description Abstract Concerns of justice are rarely considered within feasibility assessments of climate mitigation policies, even when present conditions and climate action itself have serious implications for vulnerable populations, potentially undermining the desirability and eventual success of mitigation. Hence, we propose a feasibility and desirability assessment framework for future assessments to evaluate practicality and desirability-based constraints while accounting for recognitional, procedural, and distributional justice, increasing transparency within the climate policy process.
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spelling doaj-art-bb174575bf484a3dba9e284d30e472542025-08-20T03:54:00ZengNature Portfolionpj Climate Action2731-98142025-05-01411610.1038/s44168-025-00255-0Justice can and should become a part of feasibility assessments for climate mitigation policiesMaitreyee Sevekari0Calum Brown1Elizabeth Díaz-General2Mark Rounsevell3Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyAbstract Concerns of justice are rarely considered within feasibility assessments of climate mitigation policies, even when present conditions and climate action itself have serious implications for vulnerable populations, potentially undermining the desirability and eventual success of mitigation. Hence, we propose a feasibility and desirability assessment framework for future assessments to evaluate practicality and desirability-based constraints while accounting for recognitional, procedural, and distributional justice, increasing transparency within the climate policy process.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44168-025-00255-0
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