Canned Heat ─ Ethics and Politics of Global Climate Change

Climate change is a key challenge in the contemporary world. This volume studies climate change through many lenses: politics, law, ethics, philosophy, religion, and contemporary art and culture. The essays explore alternatives for sustainable development and highlight oft-overlooked issues, such as climate change refugees and food justice. Designed as four parts, the volume: first, offers an astute diagnosis of the political and moral intricacies of climate change; second, deals specifically with topics in the political theory of climate change governance; third, focuses on the moral theory of climate change; and, finally, analyzes the specific ramifications of the climate change problem.

With contributions from experts across the world, this will be especially useful to scholars and students of climate change studies, development studies, environmental studies, politics, and ethics and philosophy. It will also interest policy-makers, social activists, governmental and non-governmental agencies, and those in media and journalism.

Marcello Di Paola is Research and Teaching Fellow, Centre for Ethics and Global Politics, Luiss University, and Assistant Academic Dean, CEA Global Campus, Rome.

Gianfranco Pellegrino is Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Centre for Ethics and Global Justice, Luiss University, Rome.