The Miner and the Activist: a parable for our carbon constrained world

Arvanitakis, J; Boydell, S

The Miner and the Activist: a parable for our carbon constrained world

Arvanitakis, J Boydell, S

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Publisher:: University of Arizona
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Political Ecology: Case Studies in History and Society, 2010, 17 (2010) pp. 59 - 67
Issue Date:: 2010-01

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dc.contributor.author	Arvanitakis, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Boydell, S	en_US
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dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Political Ecology: Case Studies in History and Society, 2010, 17 (2010) pp. 59 - 67	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	This paper reviews the meaning of carbon by applying five broad questions to this controversial substance: what is land; what is property; what is ownership; what is value; and what are property rights? By exploring each of these questions, we aim to show that a multidimensional and complex understanding is required for effective policy discussions to confront the challenge of global warming. We engage the perspective of a miner and an environmental activist to illustrate the tensions relating to carbon pollution in an era of climate change, and in so doing we offer a parable for our carbon constrained world. We conclude by considering the implications of property rights for carbon for polluters, governments, people as individuals with a right to breathe clean air, as well as the global commons and other species.	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Arizona	en_US
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This paper reviews the meaning of carbon by applying five broad questions to this controversial substance: what is land; what is property; what is ownership; what is value; and what are property rights? By exploring each of these questions, we aim to show that a multidimensional and complex understanding is required for effective policy discussions to confront the challenge of global warming. We engage the perspective of a miner and an environmental activist to illustrate the tensions relating to carbon pollution in an era of climate change, and in so doing we offer a parable for our carbon constrained world. We conclude by considering the implications of property rights for carbon for polluters, governments, people as individuals with a right to breathe clean air, as well as the global commons and other species.

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