Atmospheric Justice: A Political Theory of Climate Change

by Steve Vanderheiden

Book Overview

When the policies and activities of one country or generation harm both other nations and later generations, they constitute serious injustices. Recognizing the broad threat posed by anthropogenic climate change, advocates for an international climate policy development process have expressly aimed to mitigate this pressing contemporary environmental threat in a manner that promotes justice. Yet, while making justice a primary objective of global...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199733120
• ISBN13: 9780199733125
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"