globalization & the environment
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Globalization & the Environment. Global Environment. Common good, collective good Free riders Tragedy of the commons Space junk Brief History 1970s Post-materialism era Keep America Beautiful ¤. NGOs. 1960 World Wildlife Fund 1970s Earth Day Greenpeace Earthwatch Institute ¤. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Globalization &
the Environment
Common good, collective good Free riders Tragedy of the commons
Space junk
Brief History 1970s
Post-materialism era Keep America Beautiful¤
Global Environment
1960 World Wildlife Fund
1970s Earth Day Greenpeace Earthwatch Institute¤
NGOs
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) 1st met 1972 Most recent- Rio + 20 - 2012
Convention in Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) - 1973
UN Convention on the Law of the Sea- 1982 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change- 1992
Kyoto Protocol- 1997 World Bank
Millennium Development Goals¤
IGOs
Eco-consciousness Economic incentive Eco-practices Going green v. ‘greenwashing’ ‘Fair trade’ label
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MNCs
1) Population growth World population clock
2) Consumption patterns Energy Calories Raw materials¤
Steger’s 2 Main Problems
Energy
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/06/oil-consumption-around-the-world/
Calories
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/princess-haya-bint-al-hussein/mapping-starvation-and-th_b_357352.html
Raw Materials
http://www.siemens.com/innovation/apps/pof_microsite/_pof-fall-2011/_html_en/facts-and-forecasts-decoupling-raw-materials-consumption-from-economic-growth.html
1) Population growth2) Consumption patterns
Q: What political factors affect the environment? Sovereignty
State policies Discuss intermestic issue- Singapore Smog
Incentives for cooperation IGOs
Int’l law Montreal v. Kyoto¤
Steger’s 2 Main Problems
1) Population growth2) Consumption patterns
Q: What economic factors affect the environment? Consumerism
Industrial Revolution GN usage
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Steger’s 2 Main Problems
Consumption-Resource usage is unsustainable-Humans are depleting resources too quickly
1) Population growth2) Consumption patterns
Cultural norms Eating habits Family size Values
Religious Political
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Steger’s 2 Main Problems
Repercussions Food crises Loss of biodiversity Pollution Climate change Undermines GS development
Steger’s 2 Main Problems
Greenhouse effect Temperatures- ocean, earth, air Melting icecaps, glaciers Rising ocean levels Disease Biodiversity Extreme weather conditions Population Technology
An Inconvenient Truth
Approaches Ignore issue ‘Band-aid’ fix Cooperation, conservation
States
Global Issue