Environmental Ethics and Population Growth in the Work of Robin Attfield

Those familiar with environmental ethics will need no introduction to Robin Attfield, a leading figure in the field for over four decades.Across his many books, Attfield has expertly surveyed the scientific and historical dimensions of humanity's impact on nature, as well as exploring the ethical foundations of that impact and of our responses to it.Attfield's most recent book, The Ethics of the Climate Crisis (2024), applies much of his earlier thought to the specific, and perhaps most pressing, environmental problem facing humanity: climate change.As with previous works, Attfield's empirical exploration of the subject is detailed and once again concerned with the practical application of ethics.In particular, he is concerned with demonstrating the ethical case for climate action at all levels of society -from the state and global corporations down to the individual citizen.Attfield begins by presenting a concise but comprehensive account of the science of climate change, exploring both the causes and the effects as well as demonstrating the robustness of the evidence.Focusing on the notion of tipping points, he makes a strong case for the urgency of action.Although his focus in this work is on climate change, he clearly shows how the tripartite crises of biodiversity, 10.