PS 179 Law/Policy of Climate Change

Law and Policy of Global Climate Change

Political Science 179

International Studies 179

P. Brian Fisher

Summer I, 2008

Day/Time: M,W @ 4-6:50

Location: SSL 145

email: fisherp@uci.edu or pbf@astepback.com

We stand at a critical moment in Earth's history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world becomes increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future at once holds great peril and great promise. To move forward we must recognize that in the midst of a magnificent diversity of cultures and life forms we are one human family and one Earth community with a common destiny. We must join together to bring forth a sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace. Towards this end, it is imperative that we, the peoples of Earth, declare our responsibility to one another, to the greater community of life, and to future generations.