Why a radical legal landscape is needed to ensure climate justice
Larry May of Vanderbilt University has proposed a worldwide no-fault insurance scheme to fund reparations for victims or war or mass atrocities. According to May’s proposal all states in the world – even ones that played no role in the war or mass atrocity – would have a duty to contribute to reparations for the victims.Twitter / LFFriedman
It is a very radical, controversial proposal, but it contains powerful elements, in particular putting the needs of the victims first. Could similar ideas be relevant for addressing loss and damage caused by climate change?
DOD's Daniel Chu: "I have Hill staffers doing word searches on #climatechange on any document I do & then asking me why." #WilsonCenterTwitter / etzpcm: No @KenCaldeira, it's climate ...
NoObama: Hurricane season brought to you by global warming | JunkScience.com@KenCaldeira, it's climate hysteria that is a manifestation of medievalism. pic.twitter.com/ciJJVySvKG
The Obama campaign tweeted tonight:Green/Left hatred of people makes them false prophetsAs hurricane season begins, @seec is highlighting the #costsofclimate. How much does inaction cost you?
Just think: Congress listens to people like these and formulates public policy on their dire predictions that we're running out of something.
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