(Trans-)planetary sustainability once more – a reply to Losch

Abstract

In this reply to Losch (2019), I show that, Losch's own judgement notwithstanding, his plea for a concept of (trans-)planetary sustainability does propose conceptual change. I further argue that he has not provided convincing reasons to think that the label ‘planetary’ is superior to ‘trans-planetary’. I summarize my concerns about the plea for introducing the notion of (trans-)planetary sustainability and a related ethics.

Developing our Planetary Plan with an 18th United Nations Sustainable Development Goal: Space Environment

“…The research project focussed on the space dimension of planetary sustainability, although a more integrative approach including both our space environment and the planet Earth to some degree remains a desideratum until today. It is hence not unjustified to call for another name for that initial preliminary and limited approach (Beisbart 2019b;cf. Beisbart 2019a;Losch 2019b).…”

Planetary sustainability collection

“…'Planetary sustainability' as a term aims to keep this in mind. (For a critical review and discussion of the idea, see Beisbart, 2019aBeisbart, , 2019bBeisbart, , 2019cLosch, 2019b. )…”