TY - JOUR
T1 - Meeting the targets or re-imagining society?
T2 - An empirical study into the ethical landscape of carbon dioxide capture and storage in Scotland
AU - Mabon, Leslie
AU - Shackley, Simon
N1 - Copyright-white horse press. Accepted date not known, author not at SAMS at publication.
PY - 2015/8/1
Y1 - 2015/8/1
N2 - Preston’s (2011) challenge to the moral presumption against geoengineering is applied to carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) in Scotland, United Kingdom. Qualitative data is analysed to assess if and how Preston’s arguments play out in practice. We argue that the concepts of ‘lesser evil’ and prioritising human well-being over non-interference in natural processes do bring different value positions together in support of CCS, but that not all people see short-term carbon abatement as the ‘least worst’ option or a suitable way to prioritise human well-being.
AB - Preston’s (2011) challenge to the moral presumption against geoengineering is applied to carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) in Scotland, United Kingdom. Qualitative data is analysed to assess if and how Preston’s arguments play out in practice. We argue that the concepts of ‘lesser evil’ and prioritising human well-being over non-interference in natural processes do bring different value positions together in support of CCS, but that not all people see short-term carbon abatement as the ‘least worst’ option or a suitable way to prioritise human well-being.
KW - Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS)
KW - Climate change
KW - Environmental ethics
KW - Epistemic justice
KW - Ethics of science and technology
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U2 - 10.3197/096327115X14345368709907
DO - 10.3197/096327115X14345368709907
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84936744844
SN - 0963-2719
VL - 24
SP - 465
EP - 482
JO - Environmental Values
JF - Environmental Values
IS - 4
ER -
