Pierre André was an FNRS Postdoctoral Fellow at the Hoover chair of economic and social ethics at UCLouvain (Belgium) and a Field of Excellence Climate Change Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Graz (Austria). Prior to focusing on research and teaching, he had several work experiences in renewable energy finance and environmental policy analysis.
He is interested in environmental ethics, environmental political philosophy, and economic ethics. His research focuses on climate justice and the ethics of carbon taxation. His work appears in several peer-reviewed international journals such as Political Studies and the Journal of Applied Philosophy and he is the co-author, with Axel Gosseries, of a book titled La justice climatique.
Education/Degrees
- PhD in Philosophy (Sorbonne Université, Paris, France)
- MA in Public Policy (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)
- MSc in Management (HEC Paris, France)
News
Book
- Pierre André & Axel Gosseries, La justice climatique, Paris : Presses Universitaires de France, 2024.
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
- Pierre André, “Carbon Dividends: An Integrationist Approach”, Journal of Applied Philosophy, 2025.
- Pierre André, Michel Bourban, and Ilias Voiron, « La justice climatique (A) », l’Encyclopédie philosophique, 2025.
- Pierre André & Alice Pirlot, “When Are Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms Just?”, Political Studies, 73:1, 2025, p.305-325.
- Pierre André, « Pertes et préjudices : quelles obligations de justice climatique ? », Ethica, 23:2, 2020, p. 173-199.
- Pierre André, « Justice et limites planétaires. Quelles leçons tirer de l’échec de la justice climatique ? », La Pensée écologique, 1:3, 2019, p. 38-52.
- Pierre André & Michel Bourban, « Éthique et justice climatique : entre motivations morales et amorales », les Ateliers de l’éthique / the Ethics forum, 11 : 2-3, 2016, p. 4-27.