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Climate Change Justice

Author
Posner E., Weisbach D.
Date
2010
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-086130)
Publisher | Place of publication
Princeton University Press | Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A.
ISBN
978-0691137759
Pages
240 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Air & atmosphere
Keyword
Policy/planning Comprehensive description Ethics and environment Climate change Future generations
Abstract

Introduction Chapter 1: Ethically Relevant Facts and Predictions Chapter 2: Policy Instruments Chapter 3: Symbols, Not Substance Chapter 4: Climate Change and Distributive Justice: Climate Change Blinders Chapter 5: Punishing the Wrongdoers: A Climate Guilt Clause? Chapter 6: Equality and the Case against Per Capita Permits Chapter 7: Future Generations: The Debate over Discounting Chapter 8: Global Welfare, Global Justice, and Climate Change A Recapitulation Afterword: The Copenhagen Accord