Preface | p. ix |
Abbreviations | p. xxi |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Religious Understandings of Energy | p. 1 |
Moral Challenges in Energy Use | p. 3 |
Problems Related to Fossil Fuel Energy Sources | p. 6 |
Global Warming and Climate Change | p. 12 |
Conclusion | p. 21 |
Ethical Resources | p. 23 |
Justice and Environmental Issues | p. 24 |
The Ethic of Ecological Justice | p. 26 |
Energy Policy Guidelines | p. 37 |
Guidelines for Ethical Assessment of Climate Policies | p. 40 |
Conclusion | p. 44 |
Conventional Energy Options | p. 45 |
Conventional, Nonrenewable Energy Sources in the United States | p. 47 |
Conclusion | p. 69 |
Alternative and Renewable Energy Options | p. 71 |
An Initial Ethical Assessment | p. 75 |
Policy Recommendations | p. 105 |
Conclusion | p. 109 |
International Climate Policy | p. 111 |
History of International Climate Policy | p. 114 |
Ethical Assessment of Current International Climate Policy Negotiations | p. 118 |
Climate Justice arid the Greenhouse Development Rights Framework | p. 127 |
Key Aspects of the Greenhouse Development Rights Framework | p. 129 |
Implementation of the Greenhouse Development Rights Framework | p. 132 |
Conclusion | p. 135 |
U.S. Climate Policy | p. 137 |
Envisioning a Just Climate Policy for the United States | p. 138 |
History of U.S. Climate Policy | p. 141 |
American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 | p. 143 |
Prospects in the Senate and the Need for U.S. Leadership | p. 156 |
Conclusion | p. 158 |
Climate Justice Applied: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategies at Luther College | p. 161 |
Luther's GHG Reduction Strategies | p. 164 |
Conclusion | p. 179 |
Notes | p. 181 |
Glossary | p. 211 |
Index | p. 219 |
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