An intergenerational perspective is an analytical approach used to assess the long-term impacts of present-day policies on both future generations – those not yet born or currently too young to directly influence policy – and on the equitable treatment of generations living today, including youth, working age adults, and older populations.  It encourages decision-makers to consider how the outcomes of current legislative and policy processes will shape the life prospects, rights, and wellbeing of those who will inherit and live with the consequences of today’s governance, whether they are young people growing into adulthood or generations yet to be born.  This approach reflects an ethical commitment to steward society and the planet responsibly, so that all generations—present and future—can thrive under conditions that are ideally more just, sustainable, and equitable than those that exist today.