The ethics of climate change: right and wrong in a warming world

Abstract

Introduction I. Under the Weather 1. A brief history of the climate 2. Greenhouse gasses and climate change 3. Climate modeling 4. Predictions II. The Weight of the World 5. Morality, context, and the scope of the problem 6. Responsibility for the past 7. Responsibility for the present 8. Responsibility for the future III. Global Responses 9. Refusing to act 10. Adaptation 11. The Kyoto Protocol 12. Kinds of allocation IV. Individual Responses 13. Individual responsibilities and climate change 14. Group action Appendix: Carbon calculation Appendix: Suggestions for reducing individual carbon emissions Epilogue.