The Paris Agreement : Climate Change, Solidarity, and Human Rights /

This book discusses the immediate and severe threat posed by global climate change and the various obstacles that stand in the way of action. Judith Blau presents scientific evidence relevant to The Paris Agreement (COP-21): an international treaty that promises to strengthen the global response to...

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Main Author: Blau, Judith R., 1942- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Why Solidarity?
  • 2. The Warming of the Planet
  • 3. The Long, Long Road to Paris
  • 4. The Puzzle
  • 5. The Paradox of American Exceptionalism
  • 6. Human Rights
  • 7. Environmental Rights
  • 8. The Context of Paris: The MDGs and the SDGs
  • 9. The Global and Local Movements to Slow Global Warming
  • 10. Solidarity Matters.