Aufklärung: revista de filosofia

In the context of global climate change and the increasingly serious degradation of natural resources, the relationship between economic development and environmental protection has become a central issue of both economics and moral philosophy. In particular, the question of the responsibility of the current generation to future generations poses important challenges to the traditional approach of economics, which often prioritizes maximizing short-term benefits. This paper aims to analyze the concept of intergenerational justice through the lens of environmental economics, and to examine the role of ethical theories such as utilitarianism and Rawls