Some early ethics of geoengineering the climate: A commentary on the values of the royal society report

Environmental Values

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 163-188

  Gardiner, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide removal; Intentional climate change; Justice; Political legitimacy; Solar radiation management

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ETHICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; MORALITY; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84857668981     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: 17527015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327111X12997574391689     Document Type: Article

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