Washington Post: Daniel Farber teaches environmental law and tort law at the University of California at Berkeley.
Our moral duty to address climate change is based on a simple concept, straightforward enough to qualify as kindergarten fare. We tell our children that they need to be careful not to hurt their playmates. As we get older, we learn that we need to be careful when we engage in other activities too -- we shouldnt drive after drinking, or leave loaded guns around children. The same simple concept can...