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Equity and Climate Change

Grant reference: RES-066-27-0007

Book chapter details

Title Climate change, human tights and moral thresholds

Description This paper argues that anthropogenic climate change jeopardizes fundamental human rights. It focuses on three human rights - the right to life, the right to health and the right to subsistence - motivates support for each of these rights, and shows how climate change violates each of them. It argues that a 'human rights approach' has advantages over other ways of thinking about the impacts of climate change. It concludes by examining the implications of adopting a 'human rights' approach to climate change.

Url http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521762762

Url Description Book details

Language English

Primary contributor

Author Simon Caney

Additional contributors

Editor Stephen Humphreys

Keywords

climatic change; human rights; right to life; right to health; right to subsistence; compensation; security; cost benefit analysis

Additional details

Is this item peer reviewed? Yes

ISBN 9780521762762

Publisher Cambridge University Press

Date of publication 01 January 2009

Number of pages 376

Place of publication Cambridge

Book title Human rights and climate change

Is this item a pre-print or post-print? Postprint