Climate Justice and Collective Action

Angela Kallhoff is Professor of Ethics with Special Emphasis of Applied Ethics at the University of Vienna, Austria. She works on ethics, climate ethics and political philosophy. Her books include Why Democracy Needs Public Goods (2011), and, as an editor, Plant Ethics: Concepts and Applications (2018) and Nanotechnology: Regulation and Public Discourse (2019).

• 1. Theoretical Frame 2. The Tragedy of the Commons Recalled 3. Collective Action Problems Reconsidered 4. Joint Environmental Action: The Building Blocks 5. The Ethos in Joint Environmental Action 6. Climate Goals Revisited 7. Climate Duties 8. Climate Duties as Joint-Action Duties 9. A Fair Share in Accumulative Goals 10. Some Conclusions: Institutions and Responsibilities

"Linear thinking, instrumental reason, and traditional morality fail us when it comes to problems like climate change. This is easy to say, but theorizing the way forward is extremely difficult. Climate Justice and Collective Action is a major contribution to this challenge. Eminently steeped in the literature, Kallhoff develops an account that holds together the holistic nature of the problems we face with new models of cooperation, all constrained by considerations of justice. This is a "must read" for anyone interested in the politics and ethics of the Anthropocene." -- Dale Jamieson, NYU Law School and College of Arts and Sciences, USA"Kallhoff’s timely book offers a rigorous overview of weaknesses in current collective action programs aimed at addressing climate change, proposing, as an alternative, a joint, goal-oriented approach that builds positively on the cooperative spirit of local, as much as global communities. A must read for those passionate about these issues." -- Tracey Skillington, University College Cork, Ireland"Rich, lucid and insightful. Kallhoff provides an illuminating account of why climate change is a such a serious challenge to humanity, and of the way ahead. An important resource for thinking about climate change and collective action. Indeed, just the kind of serious but engaged scholarship we urgently need." -- Stephen Gardiner, University of Washington, Seattle, USA