Global Justice and Climate Change as our Generational Challenge
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By Christopher Ryan Maboloc, PhD A new born child should not be seen as a mouth to feed, but one who is a source of joy or basically, a blessing from God. This child, regardless of the emotions of his or her parents and the rationalizations of other peoplr, is a product of love. Our job as responsible citizens is to help create a happy society for this child, ensuring that this human being will be able to live the good life. Part of this task is economic, part of it rests in our ethical responsibilities. We do not live in an ideal world but we must face reality. Environmental degradation cannot be blamed on poor countries. The global rich treat poor countries as a source of raw materials, including cheap labor. Cobalt mining in the Congo kill people there and put thousands in abject misery, yet the Big Tech companies that use the mineral amass billions if not trillions of dollars in revenues annually, yet the advantage has been one-sided. The idea of sustainable progress or development