Climate change and global justice

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 131-143

  Moellendorf, Darrell ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGES; HISTORICAL EMISSIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL TREATIES; PER CAPITA; POLLUTER-PAYS PRINCIPLE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84858677866     PISSN: 17577780     EISSN: 17577799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wcc.158     Document Type: Review

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