Climate Ethics

This course has four main components. The first is to understand historically and systemically global climate change, the basic science involved, and its principal effects. In the second part we examine major ethical issues relating to climate change, especially intergenerational ethics and questions of responsibility. The third part of the course relates to principles of climate justice, such as the polluter pays principle, and the complications these principles involve. In the fourth part we will explore social models that have been proposed as ethical responses to climate change now and in the future.

Corvinus University of Budapest awards credits based on the ECTS system (2 ECTS credits equals 1 U.S. credit therefore, 6 ECTS credits is equivalent to 3 U.S. credits). At Corvinus University of Budapest, all classes meet for a minimum of 180 minutes per week. Contact hours are calculated through a combination of lecture hours and outside activities which can include (workshops, seminars, fieldwork activities, guest lectures, and independent work) therefore, contact hours may vary on syllabi.