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Destructive intergenerational altruism
Asheim, Geir B.; Nesje, Frikk - 2015 - Last modified Dec 17, 2015
Are the probable future negative effects of climate change an argument for decreasing the discount rate to promote the interests of future generations? The analysis of the present paper suggests that such stronger intergenerational altruism might undermine future wellbeing if not complemented by...
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Economics, Ethics and Climate Change
Dietz, Simon - 2008
Climate change raises challenging questions in the economics of risk, space, time and in broader aspects of human well-being. Many of these are normative questions, which cannot be addressed without engaging with difficult ethical issues. The relationship between economics and ethics cuts both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012725607
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Addressing the COVID-19 and climate crises : Potential economic recovery pathways and their implications for climate change mitigation, NDCs and broader socio-economic goals
Buckle, Simon - 2020
This paper provides decision-makers with a framework for prioritising different economic, social and environmental goals and analysing the options available to achieve them. To this end, it develops three stylised COVID-19 recovery pathways (“Rebound”, “Decoupling” and “Wider...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012630326
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Intergenerational altruism : a solution to the climate problem?
Nesje, Frikk; Asheim, Geir B. - 2016
The future effects of climate change may induce increased intergenerational altruism. But will increased intergenerational altruism reduce the threat of climate change? In this chapter we investigate this question. In a second-best setting with insufficient control of greenhouse gas emissions in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011585110
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Comprehensive national accounting for carbon emissions
Asheim, Geir B.; Yamaguchi, Rintaro - 2023
sustainability of countries, as compared to the World Bank estimates. Our calculations account for the fact that future prospects of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014314274
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Climate change, ethics and sustainability: An innovative approach
Sánchez García, José Luis; Díez Sanz, Juan María - In: Journal of Innovation & Knowledge (JIK) 3 (2018) 2, pp. 70-75
and a key element in any consideration and review of the process. In this context, the concept of sustainability emerges … responsibility of man within the framework of an ethics of sustainability. Man is called to do right in all orders. When he does not … existence of God, analyzing the theistic view, the foundations of sustainability for the good of man himself and the planet. …
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Economic analysis, sustainability and environmental commons
Musu, Ignazio - 2013
When confronted with market weaknesses and failures determining sustainability problems for environmental common … factors at work in determining the role of institutions to deal with sustainability issues and explores the implications of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010223360
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Climate change, ethics and sustainability : an innovative approach
Sánchez García, José Luis; Díez Sanz, Juan María - In: Journal of innovation & knowledge : JIK 3 (2018) 2, pp. 70-75
and a key element in any consideration and review of the process. In this context, the concept of sustainability emerges … responsibility of man within the framework of an ethics of sustainability. Man is called to do right in all orders. When he does not … existence of God, analyzing the theistic view, the foundations of sustainability for the good of man himself and the planet. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011853591
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‘Warming Up’ to Sustainable Procurement
Schooner, Steven L.; Speidel, Markus - 2020
Procurement professionals will play a critical role in the belated but necessary effort to slow the pace of climate change. That critical, evolved role will lie in sustainable procurement, which, if effectively implemented, will dramatically alter markets and fundamentally change purchasing...
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No Time to Waste : Embracing Sustainable Procurement to Mitigate the Accelerating Climate Crisis
Schooner, Steven L. - 2021
Procurement professionals will increasingly be asked to play an important role in adapting to and mitigating the effects of climate change. Unfortunately, we don't have time to waste, either feeling hopeless or waiting for changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and subsequent...
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