The Ethical Dimensions of Global Environmental Issues

130 Daedalus, Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 59

Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-54

21 Pages Posted: 1 Aug 2013

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Donald A. Brown

Widener University - Commonwealth Law School

Date Written: 2001

Abstract

During this time of dramatic population growth, the human impact on the planet has increased significantly, not only because of the huge increase in our numbers, but also because of the new technical power to dig deeper, cut faster, build larger, and traverse more quickly great distances in automobiles, trucks, and planes.

Keywords: risk assessment, ethics, climate change, emissions, IPCC, UNFCCC, ecological, global warming

JEL Classification: D63, K32, K33, O13, O20, Q01, Q20, Q28, Q30, Q38, Q54

Suggested Citation

Brown, Donald A., The Ethical Dimensions of Global Environmental Issues (2001). 130 Daedalus, Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 59, Widener Law School Legal Studies Research Paper No. 13-54, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2304395

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