Integrating Environmental & Climate Considerations in Ethics Review

What is this about?

This micromodule accompanies the RE4GREEN guidance document “Toward an Expanded Scope of Research Ethics Committees: Integrating Environmental and Climate Ethics.”

The guidance explores how environmental and climate considerations can be addressed within existing ethics review processes. It emphasises that integration does not introduce new approval layers or regulatory responsibilities, but supports proportionate, context-sensitive ethical reflection.

Learners are invited to read the guidance document first, which introduces key challenges for RECs, explains the evolving normative landscape, and presents a practical reflection tool designed to support ethics review.