# Equity Frameworks **Domain:** Ethics, Policy, Political Philosophy **Doc Type:** Concept Node **Classification:** Infrastructure Concept **Maturity:** Foundational **Related:** [[Equitable Framing]], [[Equitable Resource Allocation]], [[Reparative Justice]] --- ## Definition **Explicit or implicit systems of principles and values used to assess whether distributions of benefits, burdens, harms, and decision-making power are just, fair, or appropriately differentiated**. Frameworks specify how equity should be understood and pursued. --- ## General Context Equity frameworks vary across cultures and traditions. Contemporary frameworks include egalitarianism (equal distribution), prioritarianism (special priority to worst-off), sufficiency (everyone meets baseline), and relational equity (fair processes and relationships). --- ## Reparative Justice Context Climate justice frameworks emphasize historical responsibility (how past emissions created current climate impacts) and differentiated capacity (wealthy nations can do more). See [[articles/climate-justice-equity|Climate Justice as a Form of Reparative Equity]]. --- ## Governance Context Most climate governance adopts implicit equity frameworks favoring efficiency and international stability over vulnerability reduction or historical redress. --- ## Key Insight No framework is universally correct; different frameworks privilege different values and produce different outcomes. Implicitly choosing frameworks (by excluding others) is profoundly political. --- ## See Also [[Economics]], [[Governance]]