Climate Justice and Historical Emissions

doi:10.1017/9781107706835

This volume investigates who can be considered responsible for historical emissions and their consequences, and how and why this should matter for the design of a just global climate policy. The authors discuss the underlying philosophical issues of responsibility for historical emissions, the unjust enrichment of the earlier developed nations, and questions of transitional justice. By bringing together a plurality of perspectives, both in terms of the theoretical understanding of the issues and the political perspectives on the problem, the book also presents the remaining disagreements and controversies in the debate. Providing a systematic introduction to the debate on historical emissions and climate change, this book provides an unbiased and authoritative guide for advanced students, researchers and policymakers in climate change justice and governance, and more widely, for anyone interested in the broader issues of global justice.

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Climate Justice and Historical Emissions
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Climate Justice and Historical Emissions - Title page
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Copyright page
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Contents
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Contributors
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Introduction
pp 1-21
On the Significance of Historical Emissions for Climate Ethics
- By Lukas H. Meyer, Pranay Sanklecha
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1 - Climate Ethics, Affirmative Action, and Unjust Enrichment
pp 22-45
- By David Heyd
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2 - Historical Responsibility and Climate Change
pp 46-60
- By Janna Thompson
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3 - Historical Emissions
pp 61-79
Does Ignorance Matter?
- By Daniel Butt
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4 - How Legal Systems Deal with Issues of Responsibility for Past Harmful Behavior
pp 80-106
- By Daniel A. Farber
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5 - Asking Beneficiaries to Pay for Past Pollution
pp 107-122
- By Anja Karnein
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6 - Benefiting from Unjust Acts and Benefiting from Injustice
pp 123-140
Historical Emissions and the Beneficiary Pays Principle
- By Brian Berkey
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7 - A Luck-Based Moral Defense of Grandfathering
pp 141-164
- By Rudolf Schuessler
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8 - In Defense of Emissions Egalitarianism?
pp 165-197
- By Christian Baatz, Konrad Ott
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9 - In the Name of Political Possibility
pp 198-218
A New Proposal for Thinking About the Role and Relevance of Historical Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- By Sarah Kenehan
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10 - Right to Development and Historical Emissions
pp 219-249
A Perspective from the Particularly Vulnerable Countries
- By Mizan R. Khan
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Index
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Contents

Climate Justice and Historical Emissions
pp i-ii

Climate Justice and Historical Emissions - Title page
pp iii-iii

Copyright page
pp iv-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Contributors
pp vii-viii

Introduction
pp 1-21

1 - Climate Ethics, Affirmative Action, and Unjust Enrichment
pp 22-45

2 - Historical Responsibility and Climate Change
pp 46-60

3 - Historical Emissions
pp 61-79

4 - How Legal Systems Deal with Issues of Responsibility for Past Harmful Behavior
pp 80-106

5 - Asking Beneficiaries to Pay for Past Pollution
pp 107-122

6 - Benefiting from Unjust Acts and Benefiting from Injustice
pp 123-140

7 - A Luck-Based Moral Defense of Grandfathering
pp 141-164

8 - In Defense of Emissions Egalitarianism?
pp 165-197

9 - In the Name of Political Possibility
pp 198-218

10 - Right to Development and Historical Emissions
pp 219-249

Index
pp 250-260

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