Title Climate justice and historical emissions / edited by Lukas H. Meyer, Pranay Sanklecha, Universitat Graz, Austria

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; Half-title ; Title page ; Copyright information ; Table of contents ; List of Contributors ; Introduction: On the Significance of Historical Emissions for Climate Ethics ; The Normative Significance of Past Emissions The Relevance of Ignorance about the Harmful Effects of Emissions Responding to Climate Change Effectively and Ethically Defensibly ; References ; 1 Climate Ethics, Affirmative Action, and Unjust Enrichment ; Inter- and Intra-Generational Climate Justice Historically Sensitive vs. A-Historical Approaches Affirmative Action ; Unjust Enrichment ; Some Difficulties ; Conclusion ; References ; 2 Historical Responsibility and Climate Change ; Responsibility and Culpability ; Responsibility for Reparation ; What Is Owed? ; References 3 Historical Emissions: Does Ignorance Matter? References ; 4 How Legal Systems Deal with Issues of Responsibility for Past Harmful Behavior ; I Introduction ; II Liability for Environmental Harm in International Law ; III Liability for Hazardous Waste and Other Environmental Harms A Liability under the U.S. Superfund Law 1 Introduction to CERCLA ; 2 Scope of Liability ; 3 Strict Liability and Retroactivity ; B Liability for Environmental Harm in the European Union ; 1 Introduction to the EU Directive ; 2 Liability Limitations ; IV Products Liability Summary "This volume investigates who can be considered responsible for historical emissions and their consequences, and how and why this should matter for the design of a just global climate policy. The authors discuss the underlying philosophical issues of responsibility for historical emissions, the unjust enrichment of the earlier developed nations, as well as questions of transitional justice. By bringing together a plurality of perspectives, both in terms of the theoretical understanding of the issues and the political perspectives on the problem, the book also presents the remaining disagreements and controversies in the debate. Providing a systematic introduction to the debate on historical emissions and climate change, this book provides an unbiased and authoritative guide for advanced students, researchers and policymakers in climate change justice and governance, and more widely, for anyone interested in the broader issues of global justice"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Environmental justice. Transitional justice. Climatic changes -- Social aspects Environmental policy -- Social aspects LAW -- Environmental. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Climatic changes -- Social aspects Environmental justice Environmental policy -- Social aspects Transitional justice Form Electronic book Author Meyer, Lukas H., editor. Sanklecha, Pranay, editor. ISBN 9781108114417 1108114415 9781107706835 1107706831

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