Ethics and Climate Change : The Greenhouse Effect

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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
Autor principal: Coward, Harold
Otros Autores: Hurka, Thomas
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Science.
Physics.
Philosophy.
Greenhouse gases > Economic aspects.
Global warming > Social aspects.
Environmental ethics > Social aspects.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
sciences (philosophy)
physics.
philosophy.
Sciences.
Physique.
Philosophie.
Gaz à effet de serre > Aspect economique.
Effet de serre (Meteorologie) > Prise de decision > Aspect moral.
Rechauffement de la Terre > Aspect social.
Rechauffement de la Terre > Prise de decision > Aspect moral.
Éthique de l'environnement > Aspect social.
Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric > Decision making > Moral and ethical aspects.
Global warming > Decision making > Moral and ethical aspects.
Electronic books.
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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