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Conference Announcement: Ethics & Climate Change at Padua

By Lawrence Solum

Ethics and Climate Change: Scenarios for Justice & Sustainability
23-25 Oct 2008, Centro Culturale San Gaetano, Padua, Italy

Oct 23
Opening Session: science, ethics, and politics facing climate change
Roundtable with A. Autiero (Universität Münster/Fondazione Lanza); A. Navarra (Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change), W. Sachs (Wuppertal Institute)
Poster Sessions throughout:
Science, Climate, & Society
Ethics, Equity, & Sustainability
Mitigation & Adaptation Policies

Oct 24
1st Plenary Session (chair: A. Navarra, CMCC)
Topic: The Changing Climate
M. Ganz (NCAR, USA): Impacts on Global Environment
C. Jaeger (PIK, Leibniz Institut Germany): Impacts on Societies & Global Environment
C. Carraro (CMCC, Italy): Economic Impacts
A. Allansdottir (Eurobarometer, Italy/Iceland): Communicating Climate Change
2nd Plenary Session (chair H. ten Have, UNESCO)
Topic: Endangered Human Rights
W. Sachs (Wuppertal Institute): Climate Change Consequences
R. Bertollini (WHO): Health Impacts
L. Westra (Philosophy, Ontario University, Canada): Ecological Refugees and International Law

Oct 25
3rd Plenary Session (A. Autiero, Münster, Germany)
Topic: Post-Kyoto Ethics and Law
R. Attfield (Philosophy, Cardiff, UK): Climate Change Ethical Dimension
S. Caney (Philosophy, Oxford, UK): Climate-changing Emissions Distribution
J-H Pan (CASS, Beijing, China): Post-Kyoto Justice & Equity
J. Morgan (Climate Change Programme E3E, Germany): Fair & Effective Negotiations
C. Clin (Italian Ministry of the Environment): Post-Kyoto-Which Future?
Concluding Session: Spirituality and Religions on Climate Change Issues
Presentation of the Conference Final Document

For info & registration, contact Dr. Lucia Mariani, Dr. Matteo Mascia,
Ethics & Environmental Policies Project,
Fondazione Lanza, Via Dante 55, I-35139 Padova, EU,
email: padova2008@webethics.net

Full post as published by Legal Theory Blog on June 18, 2008 (boomark / email).