Title: Ethical problems concerning the use of energy and environment in conditions of systemic transformation

Authors: Jan Kapala, Piotr Kaleta

Addresses: University of Bielsko-Biala, Faculty of Textile Engineering and Environmental Protection, Willowa Street 2, 43-309 Bielsko-Biala, Poland. Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Organisation and Management, Department of Environment, Roosevelt Street 26, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland

Abstract: This article presents some background information about individual and institutional ethics as well as traditional and modern ethics. Specific energy and environmental problems in Central and Eastern European countries and their ethical implications are also presented.

Keywords: individual and institutional ethics; energy and environmental problems; transformation of systems.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.2003.002394

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 2003 Vol.19 No.2/3, pp.242-252

Published online: 17 Jul 2003 *

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