Comments on: Climate ethics principles http://www.sindark.com/2007/11/09/climate-ethics-principles/ Temporarily Torontonian Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:04:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: . http://www.sindark.com/2007/11/09/climate-ethics-principles/#comment-32304 . Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:09:32 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2007/11/09/climate-ethics-principles/#comment-32304 See also: <a href="http://www.sindark.com/wiki/index.php?title=Major_climate_change_issues#Global_equity" rel="nofollow">Global equity and climate change</a> See also:

Global equity and climate change

]]> By: . http://www.sindark.com/2007/11/09/climate-ethics-principles/#comment-29277 . Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:22:59 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2007/11/09/climate-ethics-principles/#comment-29277 <a href="http://www.nationmedia.com/dailynation/nmgcontententry.asp?category_id=23&newsid=111388" rel="nofollow">Why the West must protect Africa against harm from climate change</a> "The world’s richest countries, which have contributed by far the most to the climatic changes linked to global warming, are already spending billions of dollars to limit their own risks from its worst consequences. But despite long-standing treaties to help poor countries deal with warming, these industrial powers are spending just tens of millions of dollars on ways to limit climate and coastal hazards in the world’s most vulnerable regions — most of them close to the equator and overwhelmingly poor... Africa accounts for less than three per cent of the global emissions of carbon dioxide from fuel burning since 1900, yet its 840 million people face some of the biggest risks from drought and disrupted water supplies, according to new scientific assessments." Why the West must protect Africa against harm from climate change

“The world’s richest countries, which have contributed by far the most to the climatic changes linked to global warming, are already spending billions of dollars to limit their own risks from its worst consequences.

But despite long-standing treaties to help poor countries deal with warming, these industrial powers are spending just tens of millions of dollars on ways to limit climate and coastal hazards in the world’s most vulnerable regions — most of them close to the equator and overwhelmingly poor…

Africa accounts for less than three per cent of the global emissions of carbon dioxide from fuel burning since 1900, yet its 840 million people face some of the biggest risks from drought and disrupted water supplies, according to new scientific assessments.”

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.sindark.com/2007/11/09/climate-ethics-principles/#comment-27598 Anonymous Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:45:01 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2007/11/09/climate-ethics-principles/#comment-27598 Canada doesn't see itself as being especially at risk, largely because politicians concentrate on changes that would occur when mean global temperatures shift by less than two degrees. Hence all the talk about longer growing seasons, the opening of new agricultural lands, and less hypothermia. Beyond two degrees, people have much less of an idea what sort of changes will occur or how they will be distributed geographically. Canada doesn’t see itself as being especially at risk, largely because politicians concentrate on changes that would occur when mean global temperatures shift by less than two degrees. Hence all the talk about longer growing seasons, the opening of new agricultural lands, and less hypothermia.

Beyond two degrees, people have much less of an idea what sort of changes will occur or how they will be distributed geographically.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.sindark.com/2007/11/09/climate-ethics-principles/#comment-27596 Sarah Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:12:58 +0000 http://www.sindark.com/2007/11/09/climate-ethics-principles/#comment-27596 I find Canada's position particularly interesting, since it is one of the countries most at risk (give that temperature changes are greatest near the poles, the permafrost is starting to melt, warmer temperatures are encouraging pine beetle etc) yet refuses to do anything substantive. Of course, the reasons for inactivity are presumably feared economic costs and uncooperative provinces so this paper partially addresses the problem. Still, I can't see it swaying doubters, particularly if they're also people who reject communitarian ethics in favour of individualistic ethics. I find Canada’s position particularly interesting, since it is one of the countries most at risk (give that temperature changes are greatest near the poles, the permafrost is starting to melt, warmer temperatures are encouraging pine beetle etc) yet refuses to do anything substantive. Of course, the reasons for inactivity are presumably feared economic costs and uncooperative provinces so this paper partially addresses the problem. Still, I can’t see it swaying doubters, particularly if they’re also people who reject communitarian ethics in favour of individualistic ethics.

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