5-2 Short Paper: Ethical Frameworks And Global Climate Chang

5-2 Short Paper: Ethical Frameworks and Global Climate ChangeSouthern New Hampshire University Course: PHL218: Ethics in Global Society 08:37:24 GMT -05:00The Paris Agreement was adopted in 2016 which is an international treaty about climate change. This treaty is a mixture of ethical principles from the backgrounds of culture, philisophical, and political backgrounds. The Agreement includes commitments from all countries to reduce their emissions and work together to adapt to the impacts of climate change and calls on countries to strengthen their commitments over time (United Nations, n.d.). Western ethics, which is fixated on reason and law, emphasizes sticking to logic and rules. In comparison, Eastern ethics prioritize providing a rich framework of emphasizing what is morally right and to meet the expectations of what are placed on individuals. Indigenous ethics are deeply rooted in traditions and worldview. This ethical framework emphasizes the overall importance of the well-being of community over individual wants and needs.For the most part, the Paris Agreement mostly mirrors the Western ethical framework, it has shown that it also has incorporated the traditions of Eastern and Indigenous perspectives. With the of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and having limited global warming, the treaty's goal is