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Think your efforts to help the climate don’t matter? African philosophers disagree

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When we think of climate action, the first thing that comes to mind is large-scale collection action projects led by governments, international organisations, and big corporations. This focus is primarily based on the idea that individual climate actions are too insignificant to make any difference. To some, they're pointless. This mindset is disempowering. My article on The Conversation UK addresses this challenge and shows why individual climate actions are not pointless.

Period27 Jan 2025

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  • TitleThink your efforts to help the climate don’t matter? African philosophers disagree
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletThe Conversation UK
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date27/01/25
    Description"Studies assessing public willingness to contribute to climate action show that people will act even at a personal cost, given the right motivations. The urgent task for philosophers and environmentalists is to provide them with those motivations. This is where African philosophy is helpful."
    URLhttps://theconversation.com/think-your-efforts-to-help-the-climate-dont-matter-african-philosophers-disagree-247042
    PersonsPatrick Ben
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Keywords

  • Climate Action
  • Collective Harm Problems
  • Inconsequentialism
  • African philosophy