It's Not My Fault: Global Warming and Individual Moral Obligations

In Walter Sinnott-Armstrong & Richard B. Howarth, Perspectives on Climate Change. Elsevier. pp. 221–253 (2005)
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A survey of various candidates shows that there is no defensible moral principle that shows that individuals have an obligation to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

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