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Brown, Donald A., 1944-

Climate change ethics : navigating the perfect moral storm / Donald A. Brown. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2013. - 271 p.: ill. ; 24 cm

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9780415625715 (hbk.) 9780415625722 (pbk.) 9780203103234 (ebook)

LCCN: 2012-017131

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Climatic changes--Moral and ethical aspects.
Global warming--Moral and ethical aspects.
Environmental ethics.
Climatic changes--Government policy
Global warming--Government policy
Environmental policy.

LC Class. No.: GE42 / .B78 2013