New framework integrates distributive justice into global emission scenarios
Original framing: “Envisioning just futures: Framework can make distributive justice explicit in global emission scenarios” — Phys.org
The core contribution is a rigorous methodological addition to integrated assessment models, making justice assumptions explicit and testable. It aligns with best practices in climate modelling and offers transparent metrics for policy evaluation.
The new framework bridges scientific rigor with a justice‑oriented lens, yet it currently under‑represents Indigenous, artistic, and cross‑cultural dimensions.
By embedding participatory processes and dynamic equity metrics, future modelling can honor historical injustices while projecting inclusive climate futures. A trickster perspective could further reveal hidden power dynamics, prompting more radical re‑imagining of who benefits from emission pathways.