2020
DOI: 10.1080/00139157.2020.1708649
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Blame Where Blame Is Due: Many Americans Support Suing Fossil Fuel Companies for Global Warming Damages

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“…The moral dimensions of climate change are undeniable, encompassing ethics, such as caring for the helpless, protecting people from harm, preserving purity in nature, leaving a legacy for future generations, heeding scientific authority, and pursuing prevention or redress of unjust behavior [76][77][78][79] (Box 1). Morality, broadly, is an ''interlocking sets of values, practices, institutions, and evolved psychological mechanisms that work together to suppress or regulate selfishness and make social life possible.''…”
Section: A Moral Issuementioning
confidence: 99%
“…The moral dimensions of climate change are undeniable, encompassing ethics, such as caring for the helpless, protecting people from harm, preserving purity in nature, leaving a legacy for future generations, heeding scientific authority, and pursuing prevention or redress of unjust behavior [76][77][78][79] (Box 1). Morality, broadly, is an ''interlocking sets of values, practices, institutions, and evolved psychological mechanisms that work together to suppress or regulate selfishness and make social life possible.''…”
Section: A Moral Issuementioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is a known fact that the use of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas) causes global warming. Global warming causes more severe weather conditions, droughts, forest fires, rising sea levels, and floods, among other effects [5].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To date, the global economy and population continue to grow; however, the current growth rates can lead to the exhaustion of our nonrenewable natural resources, including oil, coal, and natural gas, within 20 years if no changes are made (Herrington, 2021). Moreover, carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions from fossil fuel combustion for energy production have become a dominant cause of global warming and harmful environmental effects (Gustafson et al, 2020). For example, according to the Global Energy Review (2021) published by The International Energy Agency (IEA, 2021), worldwide CO 2 emissions have continuously increased since the 1990s.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%