A term popularized by Crutzen and Stroemer to describe the geological epoch in which human activities are the dominant force on natural systems.  The term is sometimes used to justify intentional huma [..]

A theory in ethics that considers human values and interests primary.  In anthropocentric ethics, the environment is considered to be solely a resource for satisfying the needs and interests of humank [..]

A state or change of state with its origin in human activities.

A theory in ethics that centralizes the value of all living organisms.

The discussion of how to cease any geoengineering deployment.  In the ethics of geoengineering, the term has been introduced in order to suggest that any geoengineering deployment must be designed to [..]

the view that right and wrong are to be determined from within a particular society or cultural group. Generally thought to entail that there is no universal or objective truth about right or wrong.

The demand to equitably distribute benefits and harms of an action among stakeholders.  In the case of geoengineering, this usually refers to the challenge of ensuring that no one population is dispro [..]

A theory in ethics that considers the value of ecosystems and larger wholes to be primary.

A theory in ethics that considers the value of ecosystems and larger wholes to be primary.