interests of future generations? The analysis of the present paper suggests that such stronger intergenerational altruism might … normatively attractive outcomes will be implemented if each generation has sufficient altruism for its descendants. This … by climate change by increasing its intergenerational altruism, then long-term wellbeing will be seriously undermined. …

The future effects of climate change may induce increased intergenerational altruism. But will increased … intergenerational altruism reduce the threat of climate change? In this chapter we investigate this question. In a second-best setting … increased intergenerational altruism is a means for achieving accumulation of consumption potential (through accumulation of …