TIME’s new cover story: The selfish case for climate justice For years, decades even, providing assistance to the Global South has been framed as a “climate justice” agenda. The justice framing was straightforward: wealthy countries have spent more than a century emitting carbon dioxide unchecked, and they owe it to the rest of the world to pay for the damage they have caused. Words like “justice,” “equity,” and “responsibility” sat at the center of the plea. This logic is understandable, and the moral case is compelling, often poignant even, writes @justinworland. But after some 30 years of the climate-justice argument delivering mixed results, a new framing is slowly gaining traction: an appeal to self-interest. Artwork by Olafur Eliasson for TIME.