This collection gathers a set of central papers from the emerging area of ethics and climate change. Topics covered include human rights, international justice, intergenerational ethics, individual responsibility, climate economics, and the ethics of geoengineering.

NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PREFACE; A. OVERVIEW; B. THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM; C: GLOBAL JUSTICE AND FUTURE GENERATIONS; D: POLICY RESPONSES TO CLIMATE CHANGE; E. INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY; REFERENCES; INDEX

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Simon Caney is Professor in Political Theory and Tutorial Fellow in Politics at Magdalen College, Oxford University. Stephen Gardiner is Associate Professor of Philosophy at University of Washington. Dale Jamieson is Director of Environmental Studies at New York University. Henry Shue is Senior Research Fellow at Centre for International Studies, Oxford University.

Selling point: The book addresses a key global problem from a perspective that is widely acknowledged as vital but underexplored in both public and academic discussions. Selling point: Such a collection is a valuable resource at a time when concern about climate change is accelerating and the search for substantial political progress is reaching a critical point. Selling point: The editors are all pioneers in their areas and have each achieved international recognition. Selling point: The book contains a range of intellectual disciplines, including philosophy, political science, and economics. Selling point: It does not set out to advance a particular point of view, but rather to give a sense of the core debates by representing divergent considerations and voices.