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1 online resource |
| Contents |
pt. I Climate Change: Physical Causes and Effects -- 1. Introduction: Why an Imminent Threat Stays on the Back Burner -- 2. The Science of Climate Change -- 3. The Culprits of Climate Change -- 4. The Human Costs of Climate Change -- 5. Addressing Climate Change: Options and Obstacles -- pt. II Climate Ethics -- 6. Distribution of What? -- 7. Intergenerational Justice -- 8. Pure Distributive Justice -- 9. International Justice -- 10. Historical Justice -- 11. From the Currency of Greenhouse Gases to Questions of Monetary Distribution -- 12. What is Just with Regard to Climate Change? -- 13. Rights in the Context of Climate Change: A Contested Terrain -- 14. The P̀resent People's Right to a Stable Climate' Approach -- 15. The F̀uture People's Right to a Stable Climate' Approach -- 16. Can Future People be Said to Have Legal Rights? -- 17. Summary: Is R̀ights Talk' a Good Idea? -- 18. Outlook |
| Summary |
Climate change is perhaps the most important issue of our time and yet the international measures necessary to mitigate it have not been implemented. Given the urgency of the problem, why has so little been done? Climate Ethics identifies the reasons behind this crucial paradox and outlines a way forward. In the first part of the book the authors provide an accessible account of the basics of climate change, demystifying the complicated terminology that so often hinders a proper understanding of the subject. In the second part, they explore the complex ethical and moral questions that need to |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental ethics.
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Climatic changes -- Moral and ethical aspects
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PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
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Climatic changes -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Environmental ethics
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Robinson, Katherine
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| ISBN |
9780857735973 |
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0857735977 |
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