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Intergenerational defenders of justice needed in a time of crises

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Intergenerational justice is essentially concerned with the duties and responsibilities that present generations have to past and future generations, and the moral considerations that ought to be considered when actioning these duties and responsibilities.

I aim to address a few threats facing our world – the climate crisis, the nuclear threat, and the scourge of inequality – and the intergenerational responsibilities incumbent upon us to leave a legacy of longevity, prosperity and vibrancy for generations to come. These planetary crises are challenges that we face collectively as one human family, and must be overcome with the richness of our full diversity.

The current climate emergency is a result of the irresponsible models of development and the greedy method in which we have exploited natural resources in our path to industrialisation. We have violently destroyed the equilibrium of nature. And in every corner of the globe, she is responding furiously to our

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