Synonyms
Global warming; Greenhouse emissions
Introduction: Wicked Problems
There has been much public debate about the reality and about the human responsibility for the greenhouse gases that cause global warming and about obligations to those worst affected, as well as to future generations. Scientists overwhelmingly concur in accepting the evidence for these, although they may differ about the speed and extent of developments.
Donald Brown (Associate Professor of Environmental Ethics, Science, and Law at Penn State University) argued in July 2010 that:
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Climate change must be understood as an ethical problem, a fact that requires that scientific uncertainties about climate change be approached in a precautionary manner by those who are tempted to use scientific uncertainty as an excuse for putting others at risk.
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The consensus position on climate change science is entitled to respect, despite some scientific uncertainty about the timing and magnitude of climate change impacts.
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Lever-Tracy, C. (2014). Climate Change, Ethics, and Food Production. In: Thompson, P.B., Kaplan, D.M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0929-4_336
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