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| Emissions: Emissions refer to the release of gases, particles, or substances into the atmosphere, usually as a result of human activities such as burning fossil fuels, industrial processes, or agricultural practices. These emissions, including carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and others, contribute to environmental issues like air pollution and climate change. See also Climate Change, Climate damages, Emission permits, Emission targets, Emissions trading._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Henry Shue on Emissions - Dictionary of Arguments
Norgaard I 330 Emissions/United States/Shue: (…) if the US has caps on its emissions and other countries with which it competes economically do not, its industries and thus the country as a whole will be unfairly harmed. The counter‐argument depends on a different assessment of the background conditions. In particular, the underlying rationale for the entire UNFCCC framework of ‘common but differentiated responsibilities,’ reflected in the Kyoto Protocol and other aspects of the convention, is that the extent of poverty in developing countries justifies exempting them from emissions reduction obligations that might reduce their rate of economic growth. Moreover, (…) it is hard to ethically justify the complete (prior to 2009 in any case) refusal of the US to reduce its emissions (Brown 2002(1); Shue 1994(2)). >Emission permits, >Emission reduction credits, >Emission targets, >Emissions, >Emissions trading, >Climate change, >Climate damage, >Energy policy, >Clean Energy Standards, >Climate data, >Climate history, >Climate justice, >Climate periods, >Climate targets, >Climate impact research, >Carbon price, >Carbon price coordination, >Carbon price strategies, >Carbon tax, >Carbon tax strategies. 1. Brown, D. A. 2002. American Heat: Ethical Problems with the United States' Response to Global Warming. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2. Shue, H. 1994. After you: May action by the rich be contingent on action by the poor? Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies 1: 343–66. Baer, Paul: “International Justice”, In: John S. Dryzek, Richard B. Norgaard, David Schlosberg (eds.) (2011): The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society. Oxford: Oxford University Press._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Shue, Henry Norgaard I Richard Norgaard John S. Dryzek The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society Oxford 2011 |
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