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oa Ethics, Sustainability and Geothermals with CCS
- Publisher: European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers
- Source: Conference Proceedings, 71st EAGE Conference and Exhibition - Workshops and Fieldtrips, Jun 2009, cp-129-00076
- ISBN: 978-94-6282-103-3
Abstract
In this talk I will discuss some of the philosophical and ethical problems associated with the standard cost-benefit approach to assessing energy technologies and climate change policies. One of the main reasons for discussing these problems is to draw attention to the fact that a calculation of costs and benefits is not enough to determine whether a policy/ energy technology ought to be chosen.