Deontology and Utilitarianism

The intent of Steve Cohen's article, "The Intergenerational Ethics of Climate Change," is to bring attention to the problem of climate change, which is worsening over time and causing environmental damage. Immediate modifications must be made so that future generations are not burdened by the consequences of our decisions. People normally thought about issue of global warming as something in distant future, but now the repercussions have begun to manifest sooner than anticipated. Many of these aspects are intertwined, which have resulted in a slowdown in making these decisions, but now…