Chaque année, les Presses de l’Université Laval reçoivent le soutien financier de la Société de développement des entreprises culturelles du Québec pour l’ensemble de leur programme d’édition. Les plus graves sont le pillage des ressources vivantes, la perte de biodiversité et l’asservissement excessif des espaces naturels (ou écosystèmes). On découvre ainsi trois sens distincts de la dignité : celle d'autrui « du seul fait qu'il est humain » (Ricœur3) ; agents libres; et celle de la nature.
Cela dit, le climato-scepticisme n’est pas seulement présent parmi les grands noms de l’industrie et de la finance. Nous ne devons pas non plus ignorer le rôle joué par ceux qui bénéficient de la structure actuelle de l’économie. Emmanuel Kant, « Soupçons sur le début de l'histoire humaine », traduction de Luc Ferry et Heinz Wismann, dans Œuvres philosophiques II, Paris, Gallimard, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, 1985, p.
S’assurer que l’Accord de Paris soit bien appliqué par chacune de nos diplomaties
Proposer que chaque État inclue le principe de protection de l’environnement dans sa constitution. A l'ONU, le principe de protection de l'environnement est préservé comme norme à des fins humanitaires, au nom du caractère impératif des normes du droit international pour la protection de la personne humaine, faisant référence aux Conventions de Genève (1949). Clarifier le droit des réfugiés pour reconnaître et intégrer la migration climatique.
Convaincre chaque pays partenaire d'évoquer systématiquement les questions liées à la protection de l'environnement lors des négociations diplomatiques en relation avec d'autres questions (notamment économiques, financières, sécuritaires, etc.), ainsi que celles soulevées à cette occasion, par la diplomatie de certains de nos pays. , les questions liées aux droits de l'homme; et que les accords conclus dans les domaines concernés comportent des clauses promouvant le respect de l'environnement. Développement de programmes internationaux de coopération scientifique et technique en faveur de la protection de l'environnement. Démontrer, à travers les canaux des employeurs, des syndicats et des associations professionnelles, la responsabilité sociale de l'entreprise en matière environnementale dans l'organisation du travail, dans l'utilisation de l'énergie, dans l'éco-nom des moyens d'exploitation, etc.
Favoriser les publicités qui mettent l’accent sur le respect des ressources naturelles (esthétique de la nature, santé alimentaire, vulgarisation scientifique) et, à l’inverse, inciter à porter un regard critique sur celles qui visent à les stimuler. Inciter les communes à prôner le respect de l'environnement dans les panneaux publicitaires affichés sur leurs murs, dans les transports, etc. Soutenir les initiatives écologiques des villes et des régions en matière de transports en commun, de circuits courts, de réduction des déchets, de création d'espaces verts, de plans d'urbanisme intégrant les ressources naturelles. des sites; nommer ou élire un représentant environnemental dans les conseils municipaux et les institutions sociales.
Demander aux dirigeants politiques, à la veille des élections et pendant leur mandat, de mettre l'accent sur les économies d'énergie (isolation des logements, éducation des citoyens, transport ferroviaire, fluvial, etc.) et les énergies renouvelables : différentiels thermiques. Que le ministère de l'Éducation de chaque gouvernement enregistre l'étude et le projet.
Faire en sorte que le ministère de l’Éducation de chaque gouvernement inscrive l’étude et la pro-
Engager les États, à commencer par les plus industrialisés, à accorder toute la priorité qu’il
Are we sufficiently aware of the unprecedented deterioration of our common home made vulnerable by severe weather events and of "the urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human societies and the planet". It is therefore hardly surprising that the study of the North allows us to better anticipate what is in store for the rest of the planet. Here we discover three different meanings of. dignity”: the dignity of the other person “by the simple fact that she or he is human”.
As soon as one begins to ask questions about man (for example, by searching around a research institution, such as a university, for some answers), every discipline without exception will provide information that is crucial to the understanding of man, but simply that putting this information together would be insufficient. Regardless of the size of the human population, the real problem lies in the way humans occupy the planet. Industrial agriculture – today largely in the hands of the multinational food processing industry – produces too much and of poor quality, especially by externalizing and transferring the costs and ecological risks to the state.
The works of the two recent Nobel Prize winners in Economics, Paul Romer and William Nordhaus, seem to go a long way in this direction. And yet the new ignorance, fixated by the short and immediate term, by unlimited consumption and blind to industrial production, ignores, in the double sense of the term, involuntarily and voluntarily, the new situation and its . global character. It is important to note the fundamentally ideological character of the reasons supporting the claims of climate skeptics.
And we cannot avoid mentioning the individuals who benefit from the current structure of the economy. From the perspective of universal interest, we are called to develop a global preventive strategy – one that takes different forms, across different domains and at all levels – for the protection of the planet in the field of social and political activity. Respect for treaties and the promises they contain is the only way to overcome the unpredictability of the future, whose uncertainty we fear - and whose scenarios are analyzed by our think tanks.
Strengthen, in the United Nations, the principle of protection of the environment as a norm for humanitarian purposes, in the name of the urgent nature of norms in international law for the protection of the human person (referring to the Geneva Convention of 1949).
Recognize and integrate climate migration within refugee law
Allow for a Nation that violates its duties to be brought to stand trial before the courts of its
Convince each partner state to systematically raise questions related to the preservation of the environment during diplomatic negotiations regarding other matters (especially economic, financial, security, etc.), in the same way that human rights are invoked by diplomats during these kinds of negotiations. from many of our countries; and ensure that the agreements signed in related areas contain clauses that promote respect for the environment.
Develop international programs for scientific and technological cooperation that promote
Promote the social responsibility that business has for the environment amongst employers,
Privilege advertisements that promote respect for natural resources (the aesthetic appreciation of nature, food security, popular science information) and, conversely, promote critical engagement with advertisements that seek to stimulate consumption without any regard for the environment. Encourage municipalities to advocate for respect for the environment through advertisements on walls, on public transportation, and so on. Support ecological initiatives in cities and regions related to public transport, short-circuiting supplies, reducing waste, creating green spaces and urban planning that integrates nature.
Convince political parties to make room for these legitimate concerns within their platforms
Demand that every Minister of Education (in every government) include environmental protection in the official curriculum of all educational disciplines (various sciences, literature, arts, etc.) and ensure that it is presented at all levels of education. education; require teacher training programs to take this into account. Create a cultural attitude aimed at automatically respecting living nature by creating awareness of its manifestations through appropriate measures: sensitization of children to the aesthetic wonders of nature and practical knowledge of its organization, practical tasks. , esteemed success stories given as. Demand that countries, starting with the most industrialized, give all necessary priority to the funding of global environmental research, especially research into new and renewable energy sources.
Rebuild bridges that can enable dialogues that will allow an openness to perspective.
Rebuild the bridges that can enable dialogues that will allow for an opening up to the perspec-
In any event, the solution is above all to be found through education. The following citation
This education is addressed to all citizens, adapted to needs, and it takes place as much in the home and in the heart of the family as it does in schools, colleges and universities in a continuous manner. Regardless of the methods used, they should have in common the promotion of knowledge, as much of people as of nature. There is no child in the world who is not curious about the secrets of nature, no child who is not aware of the responsibility to engage with nature – it and all its inhabitants, including humans.
This will inevitably lead to the formation of conscientious and responsible citizens, thus enthusiastic about the rules of respectful and dignified behavior towards the biosphere as a whole, not divided between classes and species. In short, the beauty that binds is not limited to the beauty of nature; we find it more and to an even greater extent in the beauty of actions to save nature. The beauty in question is the so-called moral beauty that gives rise to our responsibility to protect.
It is hardly hyperbolic to assert that the ecological challenge responds, in a unique way, to the search for the ideal, that is, for moral beauty, a search so essential during our youth, but also for society as a whole. Moreover, at the social and political summits, at the summits of ethics properly understood, we find friendship. As Aristotle has already said, even more than justice itself, it is friendship that emerges from ethics.
If that is the case, we therefore appeal to the generosity of the wealthiest among us, both millionaires and billionaires, to agree to use part of their wealth to serve the common good, in particular by focus on financing cuts. advanced research into new and renewable energy sources, as well as research into responses to inevitable and ongoing climate disruptions.
