1st Edition

Fair Weather Equity concerns in climate change

Edited By Ferenc L. Tóth Copyright 2010
228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

Is a unique, cross-disciplinary assessment of fairness and equity issues in the context of global climate change - a crucial dimension in current international negotiations - written by a collection of leading scientists in economics, sociology and social psychology, ethics, international law and political science. How should responsibility for adapting to climate change be distributed? Who... Read more
List of Figures and Tables Acronyms and Abbreviations Foreword Fairness Concerns in Climate Change Ferenc L Toth Equity Issues and Integrated Assessment Steve Raynel; Elizabeth L Malone and Michael Thompson Climate Change and Multiple Views of Fairness Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer Empirical and Ethical Arguments in Climate Change Impact Valuation and Aggregation Richard S J Tol, Samuel Fankhauser and David W Pearce Applying Fairness Criteria to the Allocation of Climate Protection Burdens: An Economic Perspective Carsten Helm The Appropriateness of Economic Approaches to the Analysis of Burden-Sharing H Asbjgrn Aaheim Biases in Allocating Obligations for Climate Protection: Implications from Social Judgement Research in Psychology Volker Linneweber Fairness and Local Environmental Concerns in Climate Policy Shuzo Nishioka Justice, Equity and Efficiency in Climate Change: A Developing Country Perspective PR Shukla Justice in the Greenhouse: Perspectives from International Law Frank Biermann Equity in International Law Juliane Kokott The Regulation of Greenhouse Gases: Does Fairness Matter? David G Victor Addresses of Lead Contributors Index

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Ferenc L. Toth