Why geoengineering is a public good, even if it is bad

被引:6
作者
Morrow, David R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Alabama Birmingham, Dept Philosophy, Birmingham, AL 35294 USA
关键词
Public Good; Public Choice; Aerosol Optical Depth; Private Good; Common Pool Resource;
D O I
10.1007/s10584-013-0967-1
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Stephen Gardiner argues that geoengineering does not meet the "canonical technical definition" of a global public good, and that it is misleading to frame geoengineering as a public good. A public good is something that is nonrival and nonexcludable. Contrary to Gardiner's claims, geoengineering meets both of these criteria. Framing geoengineering as a public good is useful because it allows commentators to draw on the existing economic, philosophical, and social scientific literature on the governance of public goods.
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页数:6
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