ABSTRACT
Up to now, we have focused on the following question: What is a just climate policy? In doing so, the focus was on just outcomes . However, we must also pay attention to the ethical character of the procedures that give rise to these outcomes. We can illustrate this by returning once again to the example of the lake and bathing rights: One question (the question of justice regarding outcomes) is which distribution of the limited bathing rights is just; a diff erent question (the question of justice regarding procedures) is through which procedures agreement is supposed to be reached among the townspeople on one of the possible distributions. Should the town hold a referendum on the distribution of the bathing rights? Should the mayor be allowed to decide on his or her own? Should the town administration decide on the basis of principles laid down in national law? Or should they draw lots to decide between the diff erent possible distributions? Which procedure would be morally justifi ed?
