The ethics of climate change : right and wrong in a warming world /
Garvey, James,1967-
London : Continuum,
2008.
Provides an introduction to the ethics of climate change. This book considers a climate science and moral philosophy, ultimately finding a way into the many possible positions associated with climate change. It is also a call for doing something about the moral demands placed on.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-173) and index.
A warmer world -- Strange changes -- Consensus -- Sound science -- Prospects -- Right and wrong -- Philosophy and morality -- The importance of giving reasons -- Justifying moral beliefs -- Consistency, moral theories, intuitions -- Environmental ethics -- Responsibility -- Agency and spatial and temporal complexities -- The prisoner's dilemma and the tragedy of the commons -- Historical principles of justice -- Present entitlements and capacities -- Sustainability -- Doing nothing -- Uncertainty -- Costs -- Technological rescue -- Waiting for others to act -- Urgency -- Doing something -- Criteria of moral adequacy -- UNFCCC and Kyoto -- Equal per capita shares -- Comparable burdens -- Individual choices -- Consistency again -- Psychological barriers -- Individual action -- Civil disobedience.
Provides an introduction to the ethics of climate change. This book considers a climate science and moral philosophy, ultimately finding a way into the many possible positions associated with climate change. It is also a call for doing something about the moral demands placed on.
Climatic changes
Environmental responsibility.
Ethics of climate change.