Roles of religion and ethics in addressing climate change

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-49

  Posas, Paula J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate ethics; Ethics; Global warming; Religion

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959562151     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16118014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esep00080     Document Type: Article

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