Ethics, Equity and International Negotiations on Climate Change

Edited by Luiz Pinguelli-Rosa, Vice Director, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Mohan Munasinghe, ChairChairman, Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND), Colombo, and Vice Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Geneva

Climate change is an issue in which every human being on the planet is a potential stakeholder. Therefore, equity and ethical considerations have an important role to play in determining a climate change response strategy that will prevent the worst case scenario. In this context, the authors of this important new book attempt to provide a better understanding of the practical and analytical issues surrounding climate change negotiations.