Philosophers and economists agree on climate policy paths but for different reasons

The estimated value to society from climate change mitigation is highly sensitive the long-term social discount rate. Governmental discounting guidance has almost exclusively been influenced by economists, although it not clear that they possess any special expertise on intergenerational ethics. Here, contrast, we report views of philosophers, who are most trained in ethical matters. We show that, as a group, these experts offer strong support for real rate 2%, also predominantly backed economists. find multidisciplinary policy paths line with United Nations targets when determinants applied within recent update DICE integrated assessment model. However, this apparent agreement hides important differences how ethics welfare can be better incorporated into evaluation. Economists often dominate public discussions, such those proper and optimal pathways. This Article shows underlying matters, generally agree economists but put more weight various normative considerations.