As pointed out by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), there is little doubt that climate change will increase inequalities between countries, sectors of activities and individuals who have the means to adapt and those who do not. This holds particularly for people living in least...

Climate change and climate change policy raise important issues of intergenerational and international justice. Intergenerational justice requires that CO2 emissions be halted by the middle of this century or shortly thereafter. But since human development requires energy, the elimination of...

Die Frage nach sozialer Gerechtigkeit bleibt aktuell - auch und gerade in "modernen" europäischen Gesellschaften. Denn der Kapitalismus erzeugt neben Wohlstand für wenige auch viel Armut und Leid, in Deutschland und der ganzen Welt. Diese Ungerechtigkeit ist heute eng verbunden mit der...

Chapter 1. The Root Causes of Our Environmental Crises We Ignore -- Chapter 2. Risks From Transition to Low Carbon Energies and Global Warming for FSU Countries -- Chapter 3. The General Situation with Climate Change in the World and Risk Assessment for the Global Economy -- Chapter 4. Why the...