those who are interested in this topic might want to see the journal Environmental Ethics, which had a special section earlier this year on on darrel moellendorf's book, mobilizing hope: https://www.pdcnet.org/collection-anonymous/browse?fp=enviroethics&fq=enviroethics%2FVolume%2F8954%7C46%2F8998%7CIssue%3A+2%2F for what its worth my contribution is hope-skeptical.
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Journal of Environmental Law and Policy 2024 (32,2)* Animal Markets and Zoonotic Disease Risk: A 15 Country Stud <https://wp.nyu.edu/ceap/research/animal-markets-and-zoonotic-disease-risk-a-global-synthesis-of-a-15-country-study/>y, NYU Center for Environmental and Animal Protection, and Brooks McCormick Jr. Animal Law & Policy Program, Harvard Law School, 2024 On Thu, Oct 24, 2024 at 9:31 PM HARRIS, Paul [SSPS] <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear GEP-Ed colleagues, > > I know that there's a school of thought in favor of focusing on positive > responses to climate change and other environmental problems — of giving > students hope that things can be fixed -- but there's a case to be made > that this may be counterproductive and even part of the problem. 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