Self-Quiz 4.10: John Broome, The Public and Private Morality of Climate Change

Broome calls the moral duties of governments

public morality.

private morality.

economic ethics.

None of the above

According to Broome, climate change creates duties within

public morality.

private morality.

Both of the above

None of the above

According to Broome, our continued emissions make the lives of future generations less good than they could be. Broome says this is a violation of

our duty of goodness.

our duty of justice.

Both of the above

None of the above

Which of the following does Broome say is a characteristic of the harm done by our emissions? The harm is

serious.

not accidental.

not compensated.

All of the above

Why does Broome not recommend compensating the victims of the harm of greenhouse gas emissions as a way of achieving justice?

It will fail because victims didn't ask to be compensated.

Compensation would be too expensive.

Compensation can never achieve justice under any circumstances.

It will fail because you will not be able to compensate each of the victims individually.

According to Broom, offsetting is a good way to

solve the problem of climate change.

compensate the victims of climate change.

fulfill your duty of justice.

All of the above

Offsetting your emissions means

removing the very molecules of greenhouse gas that you emit to the atmosphere.

ensuring that you never emit a greenhouse gas molecule into the atmosphere again.

ensuring that for every unit of greenhouse gas you cause to be added to the atmosphere, you also cause a unit to be subtracted from it.

None of the above

According to Broome, if governments cannot achieve the best outcome, Optimum, their duty of goodness requires them to

give up entirely.

aim for Compensation.

make no sacrifices.

None of the above

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