Green liberalism

Green liberalism combines individual rights, democratic government, and liberal institutions with environmental protection and ecological sustainability. It treats ecological limits as conditions for freedom and human well-being.

Liberalism: A political tradition that emphasizes individual liberty, equal rights, constitutional government, and limits on state power. Green liberalism extends these commitments to environmental conditions that make meaningful freedom possible.
Carbon pricing: A policy approach that attaches a monetary cost to greenhouse-gas emissions. It uses market incentives to make emitters account for some climate-related costs.
John Stuart Mill: A nineteenth-century British philosopher and political economist who defended individual liberty and representative government. His account of liberty and social progress became a major reference point for liberal environmental thought.
Ecocentrism: An ethical perspective that assigns value to ecosystems and nonhuman nature beyond their usefulness to people. It challenges approaches that ground environmental protection mainly in human rights and welfare.
Green growth: An economic strategy seeking continued economic growth alongside reduced environmental pressures. Its compatibility with ecological limits is a central test for liberal, market-oriented sustainability.
Environmentalism: A movement and body of ideas concerned with protecting the natural environment from damage and degradation. Its goals supply the ecological commitments green liberalism integrates with liberal politics.
Cap-and-trade: A system that limits total emissions and allows regulated entities to trade emission permits. It is a market-based instrument for pursuing an environmental limit through regulated exchange.
John Rawls: An American political philosopher known for a theory of justice based on fair principles of social cooperation. His account of just institutions includes questions about duties to future generations.
Deep ecology: An environmental philosophy that calls for profound changes in human values and society’s relationship with nature. Its critique of human-centered politics can conflict with liberalism’s focus on individual interests.
Sustainable development: Development that meets present needs while preserving the ability of future generations to meet theirs. It connects environmental protection with human welfare and long-term fairness.

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