Record Display for the EPA National Library Catalog

RECORD NUMBER: 8 OF 8

Main Title What climate justice means and why we should care /
Author Cripps, Elizabeth,
Publisher Bloomsbury Continuum,
Year Published 2022
OCLC Number 1289262141
ISBN 9781472991812; 1472991818
Subjects Environmental justice ; Environmental ethics ; Climatic changes--Political aspects ; Climatic changes--Moral and ethical aspects ; SCIENCE / Environmental Science
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified
Checkout
Status
ERAM  QC981.8.G56C75 2022 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 08/30/2023
Collation 224 pages ; 22 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-213) and index.
Contents Notes
We owe it to our fellow humans - and other species - to save them from the catastrophic harm caused by climate change. Philosopher Elizabeth Cripps approaches climate justice not just as an abstract idea but as something that should motivate us all. Using clear reasoning and poignant examples, starting from irrefutable science and uncontroversial moral rules, she explores our obligations to each other and to the non-human world, unravels the legacy of colonialism and entrenched racism, and makes the case for immediate action. The second half of the book looks at solutions. Who should pay the bill for climate action? Who must have a say? How can we hold multinational companies, organisations - even nations - to account? Cripps argues powerfully that climate justice goes beyond political polarization. Climate activism is a moral duty, not a political choice.