Ethics & climate change : the greenhouse effect / edited by Harold Coward and Thomas Hurka ; essays by F. Kenneth Hare ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coward, Harold G.

Hurka, Thomas, 1952-

Hare, F. Kenneth (Frederick Kenneth), 1919-

Calgary Institute for the Humanities.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Global warming--Decision making--Moral and ethical aspects.

Global warming.

Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric--Decision making--Moral and ethical aspects.

Greenhouse effect, Atmospheric.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Ethics and climate change

Ethics & climate change.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ont. : Published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press for the Calgary Institute for the Humanities, c1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 whatever changes this requires: move people from environmentally damaged areas, build sea walls, etc. With avoidance we stop warming from occurring, either by reducing our use of fossil fuels or by using technology such as carbon dioxide recovery after combustion to block the warming effect. Yet each

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-185) and index.

ISBN:

9780889208544

0889208549

OCLC:

144145110