Lawlor, R orcid.org/0000-0002-9621-2977 (2016) The Absurdity of Economists’ Sacrifice-free Solutions to Climate Change. Ethics, Policy and Environment, 19 (3). pp. 350-365. ISSN 2155-0085
Abstract
John Broome and Duncan Foley have argued that it is a ‘misperception’ that the ‘control of global warming is costly’ and that we can make ‘sacrifices unnecessary’. There are a number of assumptions that are essential for this idea to work. These assumptions can be challenged. Furthermore, my claim is not merely that the Broome/Foley argument is flawed, and therefore unlikely to be successful. I will argue that it is potentially harmful, leading to harms for the present generation and for future generations.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016, Taylor & Francis. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Ethics, Policy and Environment on 01 Sep 2016 available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/21550085.2016.1226239. | ||||
Keywords: | Economics; Climate Change; Intergenerational justice; John Broome; Duncan Foley | ||||
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Institution: | The University of Leeds | ||||
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied (Leeds) | ||||
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Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications | ||||
Date Deposited: | 14 Sep 2016 09:31 | ||||
Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2018 01:38 | ||||
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21550085.2016.1226239 | ||||
Status: | Published | ||||
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | ||||
Identification Number: | https://doi.org/10.1080/21550085.2016.1226239 |