Climate Change, Justice and Future GenerationsEdward Elgar Publishing, 2007 M01 1 - 304 pages Climate Change, Justice and Future Generations is a valuable contribution to the debate on both theoretical and applied justice in climate change, and it fills a manifest gap in the current literature. Marco Grasso, International Environmental Agreements |
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... example concerns the timing , and causes , of the French Revolution of 1789. The bad harvest of 1788 , and harsh winter of 1788/89 , served to exacerbate existing social and political cleavages ( bread prices soared over this period and ...
... example concerns the timing , and causes , of the French Revolution of 1789. The bad harvest of 1788 , and harsh winter of 1788/89 , served to exacerbate existing social and political cleavages ( bread prices soared over this period and ...
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... example concerns the ' little ice age ' that marked a pronounced cooling of Northern Europe between 1300 and 1850. The period witnessed a drop in temperature of between 1 ° C and 2 ° C relative to the average for the current , Holocene ...
... example concerns the ' little ice age ' that marked a pronounced cooling of Northern Europe between 1300 and 1850. The period witnessed a drop in temperature of between 1 ° C and 2 ° C relative to the average for the current , Holocene ...
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... example, states that those countries party to it: should protect the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations of humankind, on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated ...
... example, states that those countries party to it: should protect the climate system for the benefit of present and future generations of humankind, on the basis of equity and in accordance with their common but differentiated ...
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... example, writes that 'by burning fossil fuels prodi- gally we accelerate the green-house effect and may dramatically harm succes- sors, who can do nothing to us'.46 A similar view is held by Henry Shue.47 Such views, because they urge ...
... example, writes that 'by burning fossil fuels prodi- gally we accelerate the green-house effect and may dramatically harm succes- sors, who can do nothing to us'.46 A similar view is held by Henry Shue.47 Such views, because they urge ...
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... example , ethical duties have traditionally been separated into two camps : those that prohibit the infliction of suffering on others ( negative duties ) , and those that involve furthering the well - being of others ( positive duties ) ...
... example , ethical duties have traditionally been separated into two camps : those that prohibit the infliction of suffering on others ( negative duties ) , and those that involve furthering the well - being of others ( positive duties ) ...
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Page 20 - Convention, stabilization of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. Such a level should be achieved within a time-frame sufficient to allow ecosystems to adapt naturally to climate change, to ensure that food production is not threatened and to enable economic development to proceed in a sustainable manner.
Page 7 - the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate' [5], and was sufficiently confident by the time of the Third Assessment Report to conclude that 'there is new and stronger evidence that most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities
Page 20 - Climate change' means a change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods.
Page 91 - Development (1987, p.8) defines sustainable development as: . . . development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
Page 150 - if and only if X can have rights, and other things being equal, an aspect of X's well-being (his interest) is a sufficient reason for holding some other person(s) to be under a duty".
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Defining Environmental Justice: Theories, Movements, and Nature: Theories ... David Schlosberg No preview available - 2007 |