Intra and Intergenerational Inequality Measured by Environmental Concerns

The quality of the environment has gradually become a matter for discrimination within populations, and an asset that it is important to preserve for the long term in the interests of humanity. The analysis of social movements and scientific trends, as well as several works relating to environmental inequality, reveal that such preservation for the benefit of present and future generations is difficult to link to the fight against social and environmental inequality ; indeed, it tends to reinforce that inequality. In order to better understand that difficulty, the authors, by adding to the thoughts of P. Rosanvallon, wonder about the links of solidarity where the sentiment of equality has been revived. They go on to show that in the face of environmental challenges, the “community of destiny”, widened to include past and future generations, is called into question, because it is distinct from “communities of testing”, which are plural in nature and made up of collectives that are socially and ecologically structured.