Climate Change Justice

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Climate Change Justice
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Eric A. Posner
By (author) David Weisbach
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:232
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreManagement of land and natural resources
Global warming
ISBN/Barcode 9780691166667
ClassificationsDewey:363.73874526
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 8 line illus. 11 tables.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 23 June 2015
Publication Country United States

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 developin

Author Biography

Eric A. Posner and David Weisbach teach at the University of Chicago Law School.

Reviews

"Anyone taking part in the next round of climate negotiations in Mexico in December should take this book with them. It is ... certainly a guide. Legislating for the future is always tricky. This area is trickier than most."--Sir Crispin Tickell, Financial Times "[T]his book is a potent attack on an argument that is growing rapidly in popularity yet declining in clarity and focus... Chapter 1 provides what must be one of the most comprehensive, comprehensible, and yet still succinct accounts of the science of anthropogenic climate change currently in print."--Jamison E. Colburn, Concurring Opinions blog "[B]y reflecting so clearly on the current 'economic consensus', Posner and Weisbach provide a useful introduction to the current state of play in climate change politics."--Joy Paton, Australian Journal of Political Science