Environment

The conflict regarding the Djap Wurrung trees in western Victoria presents an opportunity to redress longstanding injustice.

Do we have an obligation to abstain from child-bearing given the growing climate crisis?

Violating state sovereignty by intervening on environmental grounds is an under-discussed topic. As the world shrinks and our problems expand, what role will our modern conceptions of the nation-state play in our future?

The growing climate crisis is highlighting our interconnectedness; one nation's consumption is another nation's problem.

The move to grant non-human animals, and even non-organisms like rivers, legal personhood prompts reflection on our evolving conception of rights.

Debate over revenue neutral or non revenue neutral carbon taxes asks whether its is a tool for changing individual financial incentives or funding climate adaptation? What are the ethical implications? What are the political implications?

Arguments regarding the immorality of procreation are on the rise given concerns of overpopulation and humans' contribution to climate change.

Embedded in the case for protection are arguments concerning the value of our past, in-group/out-group determinations about our shared heritage, and historical injustice and marginalization.

Emphasizing consensus can motivate change, but overstating agreement undermines the public's ability to engage in policy debates. How should we proceed?

The media's treatment of recent plant-based meat rollouts fails to give the significant moral gains their due.