Averting catastrophic climate change: confronting wealth

Hurth, V. and Wells, Peter Erskine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4376-7178 2008. Averting catastrophic climate change: confronting wealth. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development 2 (1) , pp. 63-78. 10.1504/IJISD.2007.016058

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Abstract

In the context of potential catastrophic climate change, it is vital that fundamental drivers of carbon dioxide emissions are pinpointed and addressed. One of the key drivers of these emissions is shown to be increased economic wealth. This paper highlights that links between wealth and carbon dioxide must be addressed, and that although highly debated, the links are not well considered, especially at the detailed level of what drives consumption preferences of the global wealthy. In the context of increasing wealth concentration and poverty gaps, this subject is central to issues of social justice as well as environmental integrity.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability and Society (BRASS) Business (Including Economics) Centre for Advanced Manufacturing Systems At Cardiff (CAMSAC)
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races
Uncontrolled Keywords:	economic wealth; climate change; social justice; consumption; carbon dioxide emissions; affluence; identity; consumer behaviour; socio-cultural; environmental integrity; sustainable development; sustainability; moral responsibility
Publisher:	Inderscience
ISSN:	1740-8822
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 10:19
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/39804

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