Monthly Archives: April 2011

Green Climate Fund: one step forward

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Keith Peterman

We have not reported recently on outcomes of the December 2010 COP 16 climate conference Cancun. The Cancun Agreements were signed by all of the 194 UNFCCC parties except Bolivia on December 11, 2010. These Agreements were a multilateral decision … Continue reading →

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Climate Change: Justice requires minimal decency

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Keith Peterman

Keith and I attended Don Brown’s lecture in Millersville on Wednesday. Sitting side by side, fiercely jotting down his insights, and hearing the same words; we recorded quite different notes. Since I teach Contemporary Moral Issues, an applied ethics class, … Continue reading →

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The ethics of climate change

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Keith Peterman

The overwhelming consensus among climate researchers who are currently publishing in peer reviewed journals is that our planet is warming and that humans are the primary cause due to the multi-gigatons of greenhouse gases we are dumping into our atmosphere … Continue reading →

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