Climate change ethics : navigating the perfect moral storm
by
Brown, Donald A., 1944-
Title
:
Climate change ethics : navigating the perfect moral storm
Author
:
Brown, Donald A., 1944-
ISBN
:
9780415625722
Personal Author
:
Brown, Donald A., 1944-
Publication Information
:
London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.
Physical Description
:
xi, 271 p. ; 24 cm.
General Note
:
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.
Contents
:
Part 1. Introduction -- Introduction: Navigating the Perfect Moral Storm in Light of a Thirty-Five Year Debate -- Thirty-Five Year Climate Change Policy Debate -- Part 2. Priority Ethical Issues -- Ethical Problems with Cost Arguments -- Ethics and Scientific Uncertainty Arguments -- Atmospheric Targets -- Allocating National Emissions Targets -- Climate Change Damages and Adaptation Costs -- Obligations of Sub-national Governments, Organizations, Businesses, and Individuals -- Independent Responsibility to Act -- Part 3. The Crucial Role of Ethics in Climate Change Policy Making -- Why Has Ethics Failed to Achieve Traction? -- Conclusion: Navigating the Perfect Moral Storm.
Subject Term
:
Climatic changes -- Moral and ethical aspects
Global warming -- Moral and ethical aspects
Environmental ethics.
Climatic changes -- Government policy
Global warming - Government policy
Environmental policy.
Library | Item Barcode | Material Type | Shelf Number |
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Perpustakaan Kuala Lumpur | 39292004285297 | Adult Non-fiction Book | 179.1/BRO |