Time to Safeguard the Future Generations from the Omnipresent Microplastics
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DOI: 10.1007/s00128-021-03252-1
Abstract: Microplastics (MPs) as a ubiquitous environmental pollutant have drawn growing attention, and it is concerning that children are more sensitive to MPs than adults. Unfortunately, information about the link between children and MPs is insufficient.… read more here.
Keywords: generations omnipresent; time safeguard; time; safeguard future ... See more keywords
Protecting the Health of Future Generations as a Global Bioethical Principle: A Broad Protestant Perspective
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DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01189-7
Abstract: In the development of the Universal Declarations of Bioethics and Human Rights (UDBHR) of UNESCO, the Protestant tradition did not participate in the conversation. This treatise is a humble contribution. The global community is convinced… read more here.
Keywords: protecting health; health; article udbhr; future generations ... See more keywords
Philosophical, institutional, and decision making frameworks for meeting obligations to future generations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.futures.2017.10.001
Abstract: Abstract Humanity needs to become more futures-oriented to address global catastrophic and existential risks, create sustainable societies and economies, and achieve its most laudable and worthy goals. Seminal work by Bell and Slaughter is cited… read more here.
Keywords: current generations; institutional decision; obligations future; future generations ... See more keywords
Taking the perspectives of future generations as an effective method for achieving sustainable waste management
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DOI: 10.1016/j.spc.2021.03.019
Abstract: Abstract Solid waste management (SWM) has become a global concern with the recent rise in population growth, rapid urbanization, adoption of advanced technologies, and changing patterns of consumption. The increasing volume of waste has posed… read more here.
Keywords: future generations; treatment; waste management; perspective future ... See more keywords
Future design: futurability, presentability, and pastability
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DOI: 10.1017/sus.2025.10039
Abstract: Abstract Non-technical summary The Earth is approaching irreversible tipping points. Markets, democracy, and technology alone cannot address these complex crises. Future Design (FD) tackles these challenges by activating human ability to prioritise future generations’ happiness… read more here.
Keywords: presentability pastability; future design; future generations; futurability ... See more keywords
Intertemporal empathy decline: Feeling less distress for future others' suffering.
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DOI: 10.1037/emo0001402
Abstract: The present actions of individuals and society at large can cause outsized consequences on future generations' quality of life. Moral philosophers have explored how people should value the well-being of future generations. Yet, the question… read more here.
Keywords: intertemporal empathy; empathy decline; another person; future generations ... See more keywords
The effects of contemporaneous peer punishment on cooperation with the future
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15661-7
Abstract: We use a laboratory version of the intergenerational goods game (IGG) to investigate whether peer punishment facilitates the successful provision of multigenerational public goods. In our experiment, groups (generations) decide sequentially about the provision of… read more here.
Keywords: punishment; provision; generation; peer punishment ... See more keywords
Decolonizing climate agreements strengthens policy and research for all future generations
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49143-x
Abstract: Global climate policy has increasingly acknowledged the specific contributions of Indigenous Peoples. The outcome of COP 28, however, demonstrates that this acknowledgement has not shifted the conceptual foundations of dominant climate solutions, nor has it… read more here.
Keywords: decolonizing climate; climate; future generations; policy research ... See more keywords
Transgenerational Frontiers: The Capabilities Approach And the New Challenge of Justice
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DOI: 10.1080/09672559.2024.2371128
Abstract: ABSTRACT The aim of the paper is to confront some challenges raised by intergenerational justice from the perspective of Martha Nussbaum’s capabilities approach. After having sketched her account, the essay deals with some objections to… read more here.
Keywords: approach new; capabilities approach; transgenerational frontiers; justice ... See more keywords
Scoping Existing National Policy Recognition of Future Generations: Prospects for Future Global Climate Justice
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DOI: 10.1111/1758-5899.70007
Abstract: Climate change impacts are increasing globally. A climate justice perspective highlights that impacts are unevenly felt, with vulnerable groups and future generations facing significantly greater impacts even if current goals are met. Recognition of future… read more here.
Keywords: climate; recognition future; future generations; policy ... See more keywords
Gene editing and the health of future generations
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DOI: 10.1177/0141076817705616
Abstract: The CRISPR-cas9 gene-editing system (CRISPR) is a revolutionary technology that promises unparalleled abilities. It is the first technology that allows for the precise, efficient modification of DNA sequences. Less than five years since it was… read more here.
Keywords: gene editing; editing health; future generations; gene ... See more keywords