Climate Change and the Ethics of Technology

Climate change is considered one of the most pressing problems for life on Earth. Climate engineering technologies, it is believed, can offer a potential response to climate change and effective solutions to deal with its effects. However, these technologies may also pose risks. This chapter explores the ethical issues raised by climate engineering. It is divided into two parts. The first part asks what the ethical constraints of the technology might be and how moral responsibility in climate engineering technologies might be articulated. The second part explores the role that artificial intelligence (AI) in information and communication technologies (ICTs) could play in relation to climate change and mitigation and adaptation measures.