Ethical and Social Implications of Global Warming By Meghan Bongartz.
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Ethical and Social
Implications of Global
Warming
By Meghan Bongartz
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Overview• Introduction
• Why take an ethical view of climate change?
• Environmental effects
• Health effects
• Economic effects
• Social valuation within the current population
• Social valuation among generations
• Summary
• Conclusion
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Introduction
• Ties together all
areas of climate
change studies
• Humans are part
of the problem
and among those
being harmed
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Environmental Effects
• Changing climates – most areas will
be warmer and dryer, but not all;
some may benefit
• More severe weather
• Loss of plant and animal life
• Water shortages
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Health Effects
• Spreading of disease (West Nile,
cholera, etc.)
• Malnutrition
• Environmental refugees
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Economic Effects
• Loss of agricultural income
• Loss of tourist income
• Expenses of mitigation and adaption
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Social Valuation - Current
• Developed countries are most to blame
• Undeveloped countries face the most
risk
• The poor and unhealthy of all countries
are also at risk
• How do we decide where to draw the
line of responsibility?
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Social Valuation - Future
• The effects of climate change will
have more impact on future
generations
• Mitigation strategies will be costly to
our generation
• Who receives the benefit?
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Summary
• The ethical and social implications of
global warming are interdisciplinary
• Includes environmental, health, and
economic factors
• Raises questions of what people are
of the most value
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Conclusion
• This is an issue in which all of
humanity as well as the entire rest of
the world is at risk
• It is impossible to be objective