eScholarship provides open access, scholarly publishing services to the University of California and delivers a dynamic research platform to scholars worldwide. Peer Reviewed Title: The Theory of Justice in a Warming Climate Journal Issue: Electronic Green Journal, 1(34) Author: Kunnas, Jan , Stirling Management School - Economics University of Stirling FK9 4LA Scotland. UK Publication Date: 2012 Publication Info: Electronic Green Journal Permalink: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/38m9n5kn Acknowledgements: The author wish to thanks everyone that have commented the article during the numerous years in preparation. Author Bio: Post doc research assistant, Economics Division, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling Keywords: John Rawls, theory of justice, climate change, economic growth, developing countries Local Identifier: uclalib_egj_12180 Abstract: This article test, whether John Rawls´ Theory of Justice is still relevant in a warming climate. The starting point is Finland, which is assumed as a useful example, as many social indicators suggest that Finland is close to a Rawlsian egalitarian standards of distributive justice. The theory is brought to the globalized world of 21 st century, by widening the perspective from to a global level. It can be argued that economic growth in developed countries benefits people in developing countries, as we can afford to give more development aid. I argue, however, that this has