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Explore the critical discourse surrounding climate change and justice with the groundbreaking book, *Climate Change Justice*. This influential work, penned by experts Eric Posner and David Weisbach, delves into the intricate relationship between environmental policies and economic equality. It challenges the prevailing notion that international climate treaties should merge climate change mitigation with wealth redistribution, arguing instead that such a conflation could hinder efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The authors present a compelling case for a focused climate agreement that prioritizes effective action against climate change while avoiding the complexities of historical economic injustices. In clear and accessible language, *Climate Change Justice* outlines four essential principles for crafting an equitable and efficient climate treaty that allows all nations to achieve their greenhouse gas reduction goals while ensuring that improvements are perceived positively by each country involved. Published by Princeton University Press in 2015, this brand new trade paperback edition is a must-read for anyone passionate about climate justice and sustainable development. Embrace the discourse around climate change and make an informed stance with this essential text. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691166667
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
Climate change and justice are so closely associated that many people take it for granted that a global climate treaty should--indeed, must--directly address both issues together. But, in fact, this would be a serious mistake, one that, by dooming effective international limits on greenhouse gases, would actually make the world's poor and developing nations far worse off. This is the provocative and original argument of Climate Change Justice. Eric Posner and David Weisbach strongly favor both a climate change agreement and efforts to improve economic justice. But they make a powerful case that the best--and possibly only--way to get an effective climate treaty is to exclude measures designed to redistribute wealth or address historical wrongs against underdeveloped countries. In clear language, Climate Change Justice proposes four basic principles for designing the only kind of climate treaty that will work--a forward-looking agreement that requires every country to make greenhouse--gas reductions but still makes every country better off in its own view.
This kind of treaty has the best chance of actually controlling climate change and improving the welfare of people around the world.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780691166667
Format: Trade paperback (US)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Description:
Climate change and justice are so closely associated that many people take it for granted that a global climate treaty should--indeed, must--directly address both issues together. But, in fact, this would be a serious mistake, one that, by dooming effective international limits on greenhouse gases, would actually make the world's poor and developing nations far worse off. This is the provocative and original argument of Climate Change Justice. Eric Posner and David Weisbach strongly favor both a climate change agreement and efforts to improve economic justice. But they make a powerful case that the best--and possibly only--way to get an effective climate treaty is to exclude measures designed to redistribute wealth or address historical wrongs against underdeveloped countries. In clear language, Climate Change Justice proposes four basic principles for designing the only kind of climate treaty that will work--a forward-looking agreement that requires every country to make greenhouse--gas reductions but still makes every country better off in its own view.
This kind of treaty has the best chance of actually controlling climate change and improving the welfare of people around the world.