- Suffering or death from lack of food, shelter, and medical care are bad and can be prevented
- Climate change will lead to suffering and death from lack of food, shelter, and medical care
- We should not forget about suffering and death because it is not immediately affecting us or people around us
- Climate catastrophe is not yet immediately affecting all of us (as much as it will be)
- We should not discriminate because people are far away from us
- Living a life of privilege confers a responsibility to others
- Social conditions create and maintain inequity, those most disadvantaged will also be disproportionately affected by climate change and catastrophe
Conclusion: Our moral scheme needs to be altered. We are obligated to help those exposed to suffering and death from climate crisis.
*Analysis based on Peter Singer’s “Affluence, Famine, and Morality”
