Autore	Brown Donald A. <1944-, >
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (289 p.)
Disciplina	179/.1
Soggetto topico	Climatic changes - Moral and ethical aspects Global warming - Moral and ethical aspects Environmental ethics Climatic changes - Government policy Global warming - Government policy Environmental policy
ISBN	1-136-24364-X 0-203-10323-8 1-299-27912-0 1-136-24365-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	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.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910815556303321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2020
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (iii, 51 pages)
Soggetto topico	Climatic changes - Government policy - United States Geopolitics National security - United States Climatic changes - Government policy - China Climatic changes - Government policy National security Strategic aspects of individual places
Soggetto genere / forma	Legislative hearings.
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Altri titoli varianti	Climate change in the era of strategic competition
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910713760903321

Autore	Posner Eric A
Edizione	[Course Book]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Princeton, NJ, : Princeton University Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (166 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina	363.738/74526
Altri autori (Persone)	WeisbachDavid A
Soggetto topico	Climatic changes - Political aspects Climatic changes - Government policy Climatic changes - Law and legislation
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-53150-6 9786612531507 1-4008-3440-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 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 -- Chapter 8: Global Welfare, Global Justice, and Climate Change -- A Recapitulation -- Afterword: The Copenhagen Accord -- Notes -- Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910458989603321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, DC, : Island Press, c2002
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (580 p.)
Disciplina	363.738/745
Altri autori (Persone)	SchneiderStephen Henry RosencranzArmin NilesJohn O
Soggetto topico	Climatic changes - Government policy
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-59726-842-9 1-4175-3949-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	""About Island Press""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: Science and Impacts""; ""Ch 1: Understanding Climate Science""; ""Ch 2: Uncertainty and Climate Change Policy""; ""Ch 3: Regional Impact Assessments: A Case Study of California""; ""Part II: Economic Analysis""; ""Ch 4: International Approached to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions""; ""Ch 5: Designing Global Climate Regulation""; ""Ch 6: Carbon Abatement with Economic Growth: A National Strategy""; ""Part III: Policy Context""; ""Ch 7: U.S. Climate Change Policy"" ""Ch 8: The Climate Policy Debate in the U.S. Congress""""Ch 9: Population and Climate Change Policy""; ""Ch 10: Global Climate Change: A Business Perspective""; ""Ch 11: Activities Implemented Jointly""; ""Part IV: Forests and Agriculture""; ""Ch 12: Climate Change and Agriculture: Mitigation Options and Potential""; ""Ch 13: Tropical Forests and Climate Change""; ""Part V: Development and Equity""; ""Ch 14: A Southern Perspective on Curbing Global Climate Change""; ""Ch 15: Equity, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Global Common Resources""; ""Part VI: Energy Choices"" ""Ch 16: Renewable Energy Sources as a Response to Global Climate Concerns""""Ch 17: Fuel Cells, Carbon Sequestration, Infrastructure, and the Transition to a Hydrogen Economy""; ""Ch 18: Energy R&D and Innovation: Challenges and Opportunities""; ""Ch 19: Business Capitalizing on Energy Transition Opportunities""; ""Ch 20: Earth Systems: Engineering and Management""; ""Appendix A: Climate Negotiation History""; ""Appendix B: ""Hot Air"" and ""Hot Air"" Policies""; ""Glossary""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Index""; ""Island Press Board of Directors 2002""
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910450295403321

Autore	McKibbin Warwick J. <1957->
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2002
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (147 p.)
Disciplina	363.738/746
Altri autori (Persone)	WilcoxenPeter J
Soggetto topico	Climatic changes - Government policy Environmental policy
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-8157-0666-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	A realistic approach to climate change -- Science and uncertainty -- The history of international negotiations -- Why the Kyoto Protocol is the wrong approach -- Designing a realistic alternative -- Implementing the policy -- Comparing the hybrid policy with alternatives -- How to proceed from here.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910455854403321