Ecofeminism and environmental justice

If the great moral issue of our generation is climate change, initiatives to create a better future for generations to come should stem from a moral obligation to safeguard nature and not on economic considerations. This paper considers the Platonic notion of justice and the social contract theory of John Rawls which both focus on moral rightness and also encapsulate the ecological feminist – or ecofeminist – view of environmental and social justice. It is argued that it is only a matter of willingness to change perspectives and behaviour to effectively create change which will not only combat climate change but also put an end to many of the injustices perpetrated against the environment and its non-human species.