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Climate ethics
About: Climate ethics is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 184 publications have been published within this topic receiving 13574 citations.
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15 Jan 2007TL;DR: The Stern Review as discussed by the authors is an independent, rigourous and comprehensive analysis of the economic aspects of this crucial issue, conducted by Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the UK Government Economic Service, and a former Chief Economist of the World Bank.
Abstract: There is now clear scientific evidence that emissions from economic activity, particularly the burning of fossil fuels for energy, are causing changes to the Earth´s climate. A sound understanding of the economics of climate change is needed in order to underpin an effective global response to this challenge. The Stern Review is an independent, rigourous and comprehensive analysis of the economic aspects of this crucial issue. It has been conducted by Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the UK Government Economic Service, and a former Chief Economist of the World Bank. The Economics of Climate Change will be invaluable for all students of the economics and policy implications of climate change, and economists, scientists and policy makers involved in all aspects of climate change.
11,535 citations
TL;DR: Very few moral philosophers have written on climate change as mentioned in this paper, which is puzzling for several reasons: many politicians and policy makers claim that climate change is not only the most serious environmental problem currently facing the world, but also one of the most important international problems per se.
Abstract: Very few moral philosophers have written on climate change. This is puzzling, for several reasons. First, many politicians and policy makers claim that climate change is not only the most serious environmental problem currently facing the world, but also one of the most important international problems per se. Second, many of those working in other disciplines describe climate change as fundamentally an ethical issue.
638 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the principle that those who cause the problem are morally responsible for solving it (the "polluter pays" principle), and argue that this principle cannot provide a complete account of who should bear the burdens of global climate change.
Abstract: It is widely recognized that changes are occurring to the earth's climate and, further, that these changes threaten important human interests. This raises the question of who should bear the burdens of addressing global climate change. This paper aims to provide an answer to this question. To do so it focuses on the principle that those who cause the problem are morally responsible for solving it (the ‘polluter pays’ principle). It argues that while this has considerable appeal it cannot provide a complete account of who should bear the burdens of global climate change. It proposes three ways in which this principle needs to be supplemented, and compares the resulting moral theory with the principle of ‘common but differentiated responsibility’.
593 citations
26 Aug 2010
TL;DR: In this paper, the NATURE of the problem, GLOBAL JUSTICE and FUTURE GENERATIONS, POLICY RESPONSES to CLIMATE CHANGE, and INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY this paper.
Abstract: NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PREFACE A. OVERVIEW B. THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM C: GLOBAL JUSTICE AND FUTURE GENERATIONS D: POLICY RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE E. INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY REFERENCES INDEX
457 citations
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1 Jan 2011
TL;DR: A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL TRAGEDY: A Global Environmental TraGeddy (GLT) as mentioned in this paper is an account of a global environmental disaster.
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL TRAGEDY PART A: OVERVIEW PART B: THE GLOBAL STORM PART C: THE INTERGENERATIONAL STORM PART D: THE THEORETICAL STORM PART E: MORAL CORRUPTION PART F: WHAT NOW? APPENDICES
381 citations
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| 2018 | 11 |
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