Worst-Case ScenariosHarvard University Press, 2009 M05 15 - 352 pages Nuclear bombs in suitcases, anthrax bacilli in ventilators, tsunamis and meteors, avian flu, scorchingly hot temperatures: nightmares that were once the plot of Hollywood movies are now frighteningly real possibilities. How can we steer a path between willful inaction and reckless overreaction? |
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... the citizens of every generation to be treated equally . This principle has important implications for many problems , most obviously climate change . Present generations are obliged to take the interests of their Introduction 11.
... present ; and it makes no sense to say that the relatively impoverished present should transfer its re- sources to the far wealthier future . And if the present generation sacrifices itself by forgoing economic growth , it is likely to ...
... presents a mixed picture at best . It has been firmly rejected by the United States , the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases . It does not impose restrictions on emissions from the developing world , even though China is likely ...
... present impoverishes itself . But for some problems , cost - benefit analysis with discounting can lead to severe violations of the Prin- ciple of Intergenerational Neutrality . As we will see , that form of analysis can impair well ...
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