{"id":29699,"date":"2025-05-19T10:15:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/glossary\/intergenerational-justice\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T10:24:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T09:24:33","slug":"intergenerational-justice","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/xqthenews.com\/en\/glossary\/intergenerational-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Intergenerational justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Is the principle that decisions made in the present must consider their impact on future generations. In other words, it is the idea that today&rsquo;s actions must not compromise the well-being and rights of people who have not yet been born. 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