Journal article
Animals and climate change
- Abstract:
- Climate change represents an unprecedented threat to animal life on Earth, brought about by a single species: humanity. It is well-known that humans will suffer greatly as a result of continued climate change over the coming decades and centuries, but the calamitous effects on other animals are often downplayed. Here, the origins and potential scope of climate change are explored and the implications for the whole animal kingdom are summarized. It is argued that humans, as part of this kingdom, have both a responsibility and an imperative to take immediate steps to avert climate change for the sake of all animal life.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.5406/janimalethics.6.1.0081
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- Publisher:
- University of Illinois Press
- Journal:
- Journal of Animal Ethics More from this journal
- Volume:
- 6
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 81-81
- Publication date:
- 2016-03-31
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2156-5414
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pubs:620864
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pubs:620864
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620864
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- Copyright holder:
- Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © 2016 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from JSTOR at: [10.5406/janimalethics.6.1.0081]
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