Climate Justice

Dominic Roser is a Research Fellow at the Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations at the University of Oxford, UK.Christian Seidel is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.

"This book does an admirable job of guiding us through the maze of moral issues surrounding climate change. Its lucid style and use of examples from everyday life pin down the really important questions, and map out the philosophical territory to date around them. This is a perfect introduction to the complexities of climate change as the biggest moral challenge humanity has ever faced."Catriona McKinnon, University of Reading, UK‘Core principles are laid out comprehensively, with their different interpretations clarified. The book is also very user-friendly, containing excellent visual illustrations, chapter summaries, a glossary at the back, and lists of suggestive reading which are selective and therefore not overwhelming.’ - Megan Blomfield, Environmental Values, The White Horse Press, 2017‘Roser and Seidel assert that humans "have a moral duty to protect the climate" in their short, well-written book, Climate Justice.’"How much should we do?" and "How should these duties be distributed?" These are the questions Roser and Seidel answer in Climate Justice with the aid of 17 augment boxes carefully placed throughout the book.‘Climate Justice offers solid ways of turning moral convictions into political solutions.’Sanganyado, Edmond. Book review, Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 2018. Volume 14, Issue 2, pp. 304-309.

• Preface1 Climate Change as an Ethical ChallengePart I Do We Need To Do Anything at All? Moral Justification of the Need to Act2 Three Reasons for Skepticism About the Duty to Mitigate Climate Change3 Fundamental Doubts about Our Responsibility for the Future4 Mitigation, Adaptation, or Climate Engineering—Do Many Roads Lead to the Desired Goal?Part II How Much Do We Need to Do? Intergenerational Justice5 Equality for Our Descendants6 More for Our Descendants7 Enough for Our Descendants8 Uncertainty and the Precautionary Principle9 Inequality and an Interim ConclusionPart III How Should We Assign Responsibility? Global Justice10 The Greatest Redistribution in Human History11 Grandfathering: To Those Who Have, More Shall Be Given12 The Polluter Pays Principle: Taking Responsibility for One’s Actions13 The Beneficiary Pays Principle: Those Who Benefit Must Pay14 The Ability-to-Pay Principle: To Each According to Her Means15 Emissions Egalitarianism: Dividing up the Cake Equally16 A Far-Reaching ProposalPart IV From Ethical Theory to Political Practice17 Non-ideal Theory: What to Do When Others Fail to Comply?18 Population, Technology, Affluence: Three Strategies for Reducing Emissions19 The Market for Emissions: A Modern Sale of Indulgences?20 Procedural Justice: Democracy in Times of Climate Change21 Looking Back and Checking Up With RealityGlossaryIndex