The impacts of climate change have progressed so far, making it impossible to end since the first signs of global warming arose at the beginning of the 20th century (Background on the UNCCC, 2014). Industrialized nations are heavily bound by climate change treaties as they set out goals for emission reductions (Background on the UNCCC, 2014). The Kyoto Protocol only applies to first world countries, as they have released the utmost amounts of gases into the air (Background on the UNCCC, 2014). Furthermore, the notion of “common but differentiated responsibilities” states that all countries are supposed to be addressing climate change although; they aren’t all equally liable (Making those first steps count: An Introduction to the Kyoto Protocol,
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The main argument of corrective justice is that it is impossible to make them pay and hold them accountable for their decisions as they are now deceased (Posner, and Sunstein, 1593). Consequently, it is not morally acceptable to hold contemporary Americans liable for the actions of their forefathers (Posner, and Sunstein, 1593). Modern Americans are trying to censor their behaviors in order to keep the emissions at a minimum (Posner, and Sunstein, 1593). They can only be forced to compensate if they are profiting from the pollution-causing activities that were initiated by their forefathers (Posner, and Sunstein, 1593). Without a doubt, it can be said that modern Americans are in fact benefiting from the past emissions, which can be seen through their high standard of living, new technologies, and modern healthcare (Posner, and Sunstein, 1593). In negotiations it would become nearly impossible to hold modern Americans accountable. This is because, various American inhabitants today are all offspring of immigrants instead of the descendants of the people who have initiated the emissions (Posner, and Sunstein, 1593). By analyzing the Bosnia-Serbia conflict it becomes clearly evident that there will be problems in
The main argument of corrective justice is that it is impossible to make them pay and hold them accountable for their decisions as they are now deceased (Posner, and Sunstein, 1593). Consequently, it is not morally acceptable to hold contemporary Americans liable for the actions of their forefathers (Posner, and Sunstein, 1593). Modern Americans are trying to censor their behaviors in order to keep the emissions at a minimum (Posner, and Sunstein, 1593). They can only be forced to compensate if they are profiting from the pollution-causing activities that were initiated by their forefathers (Posner, and Sunstein, 1593). Without a doubt, it can be said that modern Americans are in fact benefiting from the past emissions, which can be seen through their high standard of living, new technologies, and modern healthcare (Posner, and Sunstein, 1593). In negotiations it would become nearly impossible to hold modern Americans accountable. This is because, various American inhabitants today are all offspring of immigrants instead of the descendants of the people who have initiated the emissions (Posner, and Sunstein, 1593). By analyzing the Bosnia-Serbia conflict it becomes clearly evident that there will be problems in