Public lecture by Professor Stephen Gardiner Beyond institutional denial: a global constitutional convention for future generations

Join CEPPA (Centre for Ethics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs) for a public lecture on climate justice as part of Climate Week. The lecture will be given by Professor Stephen Gardiner of the University of Washington.

Humanity is in deep institutional denial. Current institutions are failing future generations, in part because there is a governance gap when it comes to promoting intergenerational concern. This gap facilitates a tyranny of the contemporary that puts the young and other future generations at risk. Climate change is a prime example.

To confront intergenerational tyranny, humanity needs more than merely a Summit for the Future. It needs a global constitutional convention focused on future generations.