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Future Tense
A declaration on future generations
Nov 17, 2024
Professor Thomas Hale, a global public policy expert from Oxford, discusses the UN's Declaration on Future Generations and its potential significance. Professor Brett Bowden critiques our obsession with the present and its impact on visionary thinking. Meanwhile, Professor Julia Backmann shares insights from Germany's four-day work week trial, revealing its effects on productivity and employee well-being. The conversation navigates moral obligations, ethical governance, and the balance between present enjoyment and future stewardship.
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- The Declaration on Future Generations seeks to ensure current decisions do not disadvantage individuals yet to be born, fostering long-term ethical responsibilities.
- The introduction of a Global Digital Compact alongside the declaration emphasizes collaborative governance to hold private entities accountable for their societal impact.
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The Declaration on Future Generations
The Declaration on Future Generations emphasizes the responsibility of current generations to safeguard the needs and interests of those who will come after them. It defines future generations as individuals not yet born, distinguishing them from current youth who also possess a stake in the future. The declaration seeks to enshrine a widely held moral intuition across various ethical systems, pushing countries to commit to preserving the planet for future inhabitants. This initiative intends to create a long-term thinking approach within the United Nations, moving beyond mere reactive measures to global crises.
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