Ethics & climate change : the greenhouse effect /

Faced with the prospect of global warming, the anticipated rapid rise in global air temperatures due to the release of gases into the atmosphere, we have two choices of how to respond: adaptation or avoidance. With adaptation we keep burning fossil fuels, let global temperatures rise and make whatev...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Calgary Institute for the Humanities
Otros Autores: Coward, Harold G., Hare, F. Kenneth (Frederick Kenneth), 1919-2002, Hurka, Thomas, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waterloo, Ont. : Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press for the Calgary Institute for the Humanities, ©1993.
Temas:
Global warming > Decision making > Moral and ethical aspects.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric > Decision making > Moral and ethical aspects.
Réchauffement de la Terre > Prise de décision > Aspect moral.
Effet de serre (Météorologie) > Prise de décision > Aspect moral.
e-books.
Livres numériques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Challenge; 2. Ethical Principles; 3. Religious Responsibility; 4. The Arctic-A Canadian Case Study; 5. Personal Responsibility; 6. Corporate Responsibility; 7. International Responsibility; 8. Effective Economic Mechanisms: Efficiency and Ethical Considerations; 9. Energy Efficiency at Home and Abroad; Conclusion; About the Authors; Bibliography; Index.

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