Philosophers reinforce economists’ support for climate change mitigation

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 25 May 2023; doi:10.1038/s41558-023-01693-6

The value of climate change mitigation largely depends on the social discount rate, which has almost exclusively been influenced by economists. A survey of expert philosophers shows that, as a group, they support the same social discount rate as economists, resulting in the same mitigation policy, but for different ethical and practical reasons.