×


 x 

Shopping cart
Eric A. Posner - Climate Change Justice - 9780691137759 - V9780691137759
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Climate Change Justice

€ 39.38
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Climate Change Justice Hardback. Favoring both a climate change agreement and efforts to improve economic justice, this title makes a case that the best - and possibly only - way to get an effective climate treaty is to exclude measures designed to redistribute wealth or address historical wrongs against underdeveloped countries. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 168 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
Climate change and justice are so closely associated that many people take it for granted that a global climate treaty should--indeed, must--directly address both issues together. But, in fact, this would be a serious mistake, one that, by dooming effective international limits on greenhouse gases, would actually make the world's poor and developing nations far worse off. This is the provocative and original argument of Climate Change Justice. Eric Posner and David Weisbach strongly favor both a climate change agreement and efforts to improve economic justice. But they make a powerful case that the best--and possibly only--way to get an ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691137759
SKU
V9780691137759
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Eric A. Posner
Eric A. Posner and David Weisbach teach at the University of Chicago Law School.

Reviews for Climate Change Justice
"Anyone taking part in the next round of climate negotiations in Mexico in December should take this book with them. It is ... certainly a guide. Legislating for the future is always tricky. This area is trickier than most."
Sir Crispin Tickell, Financial Times "[T]his book is a potent attack on an argument that is growing rapidly in popularity yet declining ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Climate Change Justice


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!