Universal benefit may not be a valid test. Street lighting is a public good, but displeases astronomers.
A On May 14, 2013 3:47 AM, "Steve Gardiner" <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm pleased to see my paper being discussed on the list. Still, the > discussion so far does not reflect the actual content of the paper. I will > respond a little to some of this in another email. However, I'd like the > list to be aware that I do discuss most of the issues mentioned by Ken > Caldeira, Stephen Salter and Dan Bodansky. A general point I'd like to > make is that what the phrase 'global public good' means is itself contested > in unhelpful ways. One example of this is the fact that Caldeira > emphasizes the universal benefit claim, whereas Bodansky wants to exclude > this idea from the definition. I discuss this in the paper (and include > discussion of both Caldeira and Bodansky). > > I attach the paper. > > Best wishes, > > Steve > > Stephen Gardiner > Ben Rabinowitz Endowed Professor of the Human Dimensions of the Environment > University of Washington > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "geoengineering" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "geoengineering" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/geoengineering?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
