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UNINA9910817812103321 |
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Autore |
Harris Paul G. |
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Titolo |
Global ethics and climate change / / Paul G. Harris |
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Edinburgh, [Scotland] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-4744-0401-4 |
1-4744-0484-7 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (233 pages) |
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Collana |
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Edinburgh Studies in Global Ethics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Climatic changes - Moral and ethical aspects |
Environmental responsibility |
Climatic changes - Political aspects |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. The Challenge -- 1 Global Climate Change -- 2 Justice in a Changing World -- Part II. International Justice -- 3 International Environmental Justice -- 4 International Justice and Climate Change -- Part III. Global Justice -- 5 Cosmopolitan Ethics and Justice -- 6 Affluence, Consumption and Atmospheric Pollution -- 7 Cosmopolitan Diplomacy and Climate Policy -- 8 The Unavoidability of Global Justice -- References -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Finds solutions to the world's greatest challenge – climate change – in global ethicsNew for this editionIncludes recent climate diplomacy and international agreementsPresents current data and information on climate scienceUpdated statistics; e.g. in chapters and sections that look at poverty and wealthExpanded learning guide for students and lecturersGlobal Ethics and Climate Change combines the science of climate change with ethical critique to expose its impact, the increasing intensity of dangerous trends – particularly growing global affluence, material consumption and pollution – and the intensifying moral dimensions of changes to the environment. It shows you that global justice is vital to mitigating climate change. All of the author's royalties are being paid directly to the charity Oxfam |
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