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Overview

Simon Caney is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with specific focus on fields such as global and planetary change, economics and econometrics, law, sociology and political science, and political science and international relations.

Caney's recent publications reflect a concentration on climate change and related policies, as well as ethical considerations in governance and health research. Notable papers include:

  • "Ethical choices behind quantifications of fair contributions under the Paris Agreement" (2021) published in Nature Climate Change
  • "Global Climate Governance, Short-Termism, and the Vulnerability of Future Generations" (2022) published in Ethics & International Affairs
  • "In emergencies, health research must go beyond public engagement toward a true partnership with those affected" (2020) published in Nature Medicine
  • "Frontmatter" (2021) published in Moral Philosophy and Politics
  • "Frontmatter" (2021) published in Moral Philosophy and Politics

The frequent coauthors who collaborate most with Caney include Lukas H. Meyer, Mark Peacock, Michael Schefczyk, Elizabeth Anderson, and Arthur Isak Applbaum.

Caney's works have been frequently published in venues such as Moral Philosophy and Politics, Nature Climate Change, Ethics & International Affairs, and Nature Medicine.

The main topics covered in Caney's research include:

  • Climate Change and Geoengineering
  • Climate Change Policy and Economics
  • Environmental Law and Policy
  • Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Disaster Response and Management

Best Publications

  • Justice Beyond Borders: A Global Political Theory

    Simon Caney

  • Justice Beyond Borders

    Simon Caney

  • Cosmopolitan Justice, Responsibility, and Global Climate Change

    Simon Caney

  • Climate change and the duties of the advantaged

    Simon Caney

  • Climate Ethics: Essential Readings

    Stephen M. Gardiner;Simon Caney;Dale Jamieson;Henry Shue

  • Two Kinds of Climate Justice: Avoiding Harm and Sharing Burdens

    Simon Caney

  • Justice and the distribution of greenhouse gas emissions

    Simon Caney

  • International Distributive Justice

    Simon Caney

  • Cosmopolitan Justice and Equalizing Opportunities

    Simon Caney

  • Liberalism and Communitarianism: a Misconceived Debate

    Simon Caney

  • Cosmopolitanism and the Law of Peoples

    Simon Caney

  • Human rights, climate change, and discounting

    Simon Caney

  • Environmental Degradation, Reparations, and the Moral Significance of History

    Simon Caney

  • Climate Change and the Future: Discounting for Time, Wealth, and Risk

    Simon Caney

  • Ethical choices behind quantifications of fair contributions under the Paris Agreement

    Kate Dooley;Christian Holz;Sivan Kartha;Sonja Klinsky

  • Global Distributive Justice and the State

    Simon Caney

  • Carbon trading: unethical, unjust and ineffective?

    Simon Caney;Cameron Hepburn

  • Carbon Trading: Unethical, Unjust and Ineffective?

    Simon Caney;Cameron Hepburn

  • Cosmopolitan Justice and Institutional Design: An Egalitarian Liberal Conception of Global Governance

    Simon Caney

  • Markets, Morality and Climate Change: What, if anything, is Wrong with Emissions Trading?

    Simon Caney

  • Markets, Morality and Climate Change: What, if Anything, is Wrong with Emissions Trading?

    Simon Caney

  • Human Rights, Responsibilities, and Climate Change*

    Simon Caney

  • Climate change, intergenerational equity and the social discount rate:

    Simon Caney

Frequent Co-Authors

Navroz K. Dubash
Navroz K. Dubash Princeton University
Peter A. Singer
Peter A. Singer National University of Singapore
J. Timmons Roberts
J. Timmons Roberts Brown University
Harald Winkler
Harald Winkler University of Cape Town
David J. Frame
David J. Frame Victoria University of Wellington
Cameron Hepburn
Cameron Hepburn University of Oxford
Mark Pelling
Mark Pelling King's College London
Manoj Joshi
Manoj Joshi University of East Anglia
Jouni Paavola
Jouni Paavola University of Leeds
Harriet Bulkeley
Harriet Bulkeley Durham University

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