Climate Sins of Our Fathers? Historical Accountability in Distributing Emissions Rights

Ethics, Policy and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 335-349

  Morrow, David R ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; MITIGATION;

EID: 84984876747     PISSN: 21550085     EISSN: 21550093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21550085.2016.1226240     Document Type: Article

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