China's responsibility for climate change Ethics, fairness and environmental policy.
Harris, Paul G.
China's responsibility for climate change Ethics, fairness and environmental policy. [electronic resource] : - Bristol : Policy Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (258 p.)
List of tables and figures; Notes on contributors; Preface; Part One Introduction; 1 Diplomacy, responsibility and China's climate change policy; Part Two Determining responsibility; 2 Climate duties, human rights and historical emissions; 3 Responsibility for emissions and aspirations for development; 4 Differentiating historical responsibilities for climate change; 5 The 'non-cooperator pays' principle and the climate standoff; Part Three Policy implications; 6 Evaluating ethical obligations across scales of governance; 7 Short-lived greenhouse gases and climate fairness. 8 Sustainable consumption and production in global value chains9 Global governance, responsibilityand a new climate regime; Part Four Conclusion; 10 Chinese responsibility for climate change; Index.
This book describes China's contribution to global warming and analyzes its policy responses, examinining China's practical and ethical responsibility from a variety of perspectives.
9781847428141 (electronic bk.) 1847428142 (electronic bk.)
Climate changes--Social aspects.
Environmental policy--China.
Social change--China.
Environmental Studies.
Physics.
Science.
Social Science.
Climatic changes--Social aspects.
Environmental policy--China.
Social change--China.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Pollution Control
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography
Electronic books.
QC903
304.25 363.738740951
China's responsibility for climate change Ethics, fairness and environmental policy. [electronic resource] : - Bristol : Policy Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (258 p.)
List of tables and figures; Notes on contributors; Preface; Part One Introduction; 1 Diplomacy, responsibility and China's climate change policy; Part Two Determining responsibility; 2 Climate duties, human rights and historical emissions; 3 Responsibility for emissions and aspirations for development; 4 Differentiating historical responsibilities for climate change; 5 The 'non-cooperator pays' principle and the climate standoff; Part Three Policy implications; 6 Evaluating ethical obligations across scales of governance; 7 Short-lived greenhouse gases and climate fairness. 8 Sustainable consumption and production in global value chains9 Global governance, responsibilityand a new climate regime; Part Four Conclusion; 10 Chinese responsibility for climate change; Index.
This book describes China's contribution to global warming and analyzes its policy responses, examinining China's practical and ethical responsibility from a variety of perspectives.
9781847428141 (electronic bk.) 1847428142 (electronic bk.)
Climate changes--Social aspects.
Environmental policy--China.
Social change--China.
Environmental Studies.
Physics.
Science.
Social Science.
Climatic changes--Social aspects.
Environmental policy--China.
Social change--China.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Pollution Control
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography
Electronic books.
QC903
304.25 363.738740951