American Heat
When the world began to wake up to the global environmental crisis in the 1970s, the United States was the undisputed world leader in environmental policy. Yet, on an unsettling number of international environmental issues—including global warming—the U.S. has not only forfeited its leadership role but has too often become the major barrier to protecting the global environment. In American Heat, Donald Brown critically analyzes the U.S. response to global warming, inviting readers to examine...
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In American Heat, Donald Brown critically analyzes the U.S. response to global warming, inviting readers to examine the implicit morality of the U.S position, and ultimately to help lead the world toward an equitable sharing of the burdens and benefits of protecting the global environment. In short, Brown argues that an ethical focus on global environmental matters is the key to achieving a globally acceptable solution. Booknews Formerly with the UN and now Pennsylvania environmental programs, Brown examines the positions the US has taken in global warming negotiations through an ethical lens. He fails to find any ethical system in which these positions are not ethically bankrupt. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPt. IPreliminary Matters11Absence of Ethical Concern32History of U.S. Participation in Global Warming Negotiations133Environmental Ethics and Global Warming Policy494Global Warming, Ethics, and Foreign Policy675What Is at Stake? Global Warming's Threat to Human Health and the Environment856Uncertainty in the Science of Climate Change101Pt. IIEthical Analysis of U.S. Excuses for Lack of Action on Global Warming1357Ethical Duty to Reduce Emissions in the Face of Scientific Uncertainty about Global Warming Consequences1378U.S. Obligations to Act Even if the Developing World Does Not1519Ethical Issues Entailed by the Use of Cost-Benefit Analysis-Based Arguments Made in Opposition to U.S. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs16310Ethical Problems with the U.S. Insistence on Its View of the Kyoto Flexibility Mechanisms185Pt. IIIOther Global Warming Ethical Issues20111An Equitable Allocation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions among Nations20312Ethical Dimensions of a Greenhouse Gas Atmospheric Stabilization Target22513Conclusion: Some Additional Issues235Glossary243Bibliography249Index257About the Author261
\ From The CriticsFormerly with the UN and now Pennsylvania environmental programs, Brown examines the positions the US has taken in global warming negotiations through an ethical lens. He fails to find any ethical system in which these positions are not ethically bankrupt. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
