The Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations and the Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations invite entries for the 2025/26 Intergenerational Justice Prize. 

The theme is: THE PERSONAL CARBON FOOTPRINT
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In 2024, global temperatures were 1.55 degrees warmer than the average temperature between 1850-1900, representing a crucial tipping point in human climate history. In response to this failure to protect the climate, this Call for Papers interrogates an often-neglected aspect: the individual duty to protect the environment. Individual and collective responsibilities are not mutually exclusive; but the current paradigm of emissions reduction by states must be supplemented with an individual dimension. The prize calls for scientific approaches to the ethical, conceptual and practical aspects of the concept of the personal carbon footprint.

To request the complete Call for Papers, and a prize participation form, please email: editors@srzg.de

The prize calls for 5,000 to 8,000 words in English or German which address the subject in innovative ways, and which put forward concrete proposals for reform. Prize money totalling 5,000€ will be shared among the winning entries.

Closing Date: 31 December 2025, 23:59 (GMT+1

For more information on the Intergenerational Justice Prize and past competitions, visit the website:
https://intergenerationaljustice.org/academic-awards/intergenerational-justice-prize/