Pessimism and Optimism in the Debate on Climate Change: A Critical Analysis.

IF 2.2 4区 哲学 Q2 AGRICULTURE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Journal of Agricultural & Environmental Ethics Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Epub Date: 2021-07-08 DOI:10.1007/s10806-021-09865-0
Anders Nordgren
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In the debate on climate change commentators often express pessimistic or optimistic views. We see this mainly in the media and popular literature, but also in various academic fields. The aim of this paper is to investigate different kinds of pessimistic and optimistic views put forward in this debate and suggest explanations of the diversity of views. The paper concludes that pessimism and optimism may concern, for example, climate change as an unmitigated or poorly mitigated process, mitigation of climate change or specific measures of mitigation. These aspects are important to distinguish, because a person can be pessimist concerning climate change as an unmitigated or poorly mitigated process and optimist concerning mitigation of climate change, and be pessimist concerning one specific mitigation measure and optimist concerning another. It is suggested that the diversity of pessimistic and optimistic views is due to the uncertainty of scientific climate models and the influence of evaluative and ideological assumptions.

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气候变化辩论中的悲观主义和乐观主义:批判性分析。
在有关气候变化的辩论中,评论家们经常表达悲观或乐观的观点。我们主要在媒体和通俗文学中看到这种情况,但也在各个学术领域看到这种情况。本文旨在研究这场辩论中提出的各种悲观和乐观观点,并对观点的多样性提出解释。本文的结论是,悲观主义和乐观主义可能涉及气候变化是一个未缓解或缓解不力的过程、缓解气候变化或具体的缓解措施等问题。区分这些方面非常重要,因为一个人可以对气候变化作为一个未缓解或缓解不力的过程持悲观态度,而对缓解气候变化持乐观态度;也可以对某一具体缓解措施持悲观态度,而对另一措施持乐观态度。有人认为,悲观和乐观观点的多样性是由于科学气候模型的不确定性以及评价和意识形态假设的影响。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics welcomes articles on ethical issues confronting agriculture, food production and environmental concerns. The goal of this journal is to create a forum for discussion of moral issues arising from actual or projected social policies in regard to a wide range of questions. Among these are ethical questions concerning the responsibilities of agricultural producers, the assessment of technological changes affecting farm populations, the utilization of farmland and other resources, the deployment of intensive agriculture, the modification of ecosystems, animal welfare, the professional responsibilities of agrologists, veterinarians, or food scientists, the use of biotechnology, the safety, availability, and affordability of food.
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