Liberalism and Ecology: Brief Reflections on Compatibility and Limits in the Context of European Union.

Abstract

The aim of my contribution is to analyse the extent to which liberalism and ecology are compatible. I will begin by briefly analysing some concepts that might be problematic for the theoretical dimension of liberalism (such as the obligation towards future generations). I will then focus on the difficulties of environmental protection and climate justice within contemporary liberalism, especially in the practise of one of its most complete forms: the process of European integration.