Contours of Climate Justice: Ideas for shaping new climate and energy politics

Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2009-12-11 04:17
Author(s):
Ulrich Brand, Nicola Bullard, Edgardo Lander, Tadzio Mueller
Year:
2009
Publisher:
Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation Occasional Paper Series
Pages:
114
Summary:

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Critical Currents is an Occasional Paper Series published by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation. This paper contributes to ongoing debates about the politics of climate change. The stated goal of the paper is to contribute to a more sophisticated understanding of the emerging climate justice movement and to create resonances between different perspectives and spheres of engagement.

Justice and Adaptation to Climate Change

Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2009-12-11 04:17
Author(s):
Jon Barnett
Year:
2009
Editor:
Jeremy Moss
City:
Victoria
Publisher:
Melbourne University Press
Pages:
131-143
Chapter(s):
Part II: Climate Change and Vulnerable Groups, Chapter 7
Summary:

Climate Change and Social Justice is available as both an e-book with downloadable PDF files or a d-book (print-on-demand). Both versions are available for online purchase at the MUP e-store.

In developed countries such as Australia almost all of the contemporary debates about climate change and justice relate to the distribution of costs associated with national efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

Climate Change and Social Justice

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Author(s):
David J. Karoly, Peter Singer, Jeremy Moss, John Quiggin, John Freebairn, Robyn Eckersley, Jon Barnett, Grant Andrew Blashki, Helen Louise Berry and Michael Richard Kidd, Cam Walker, Jess Fritze and John Wiseman, Charlotte L. Sterrett, Benjamin L. Preston
Year:
2009
Editor:
Jeremy Moss
City:
Victoria
Publisher:
Melbourne University Press
Pages:
246
Summary:

Climate Change and Social Justice is available as both an e-book with downloadable PDF files or a d-book (print-on-demand). Both versions are available for online purchase at the MUP e-store.

This edited volume (published by the Melbourne University Press) covers many issues, including: responsibility for climate change; intergenerational equity; health; environmental refugees; adaptation and equity in climate policy.

Climate Justice for a Changing Planet: A Primer for Policy Makers and NGOs

Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2009-12-09 05:45
Author(s):
Barbara Adams and Gretchen Luchsinger
Year:
2009
City:
Geneva
Publisher:
The United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service
Summary:
Summary

Climate Justice for a Changing Planet: A Primer for Policy Makers and NGOs considers how to move towards a climate justice agenda. It is designed for people engaged in climate change policy-making, whether through governments or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as well as others interested in better understanding the current discourse. Chapter 1 explores international discussions on climate change through an equity lens, and takes a critical look at attempts to mitigate emissions.