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Americans care more about future generations than many think – and that gap could matter for policy

  • Written by Kyle Fiore Law, Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Sustainability, Arizona State University
imageDecisions made now can affect people far into the future.Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty Images

Caring about future generations means believing that people who will live decades or centuries from now deserve ethical consideration. In practice, that means taking their interests into account when making all kinds of decisions across a range of...

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