Growth and the Environment : Allies or Foes ?

Presentation

Introduction

I. Grow first and clean-up laterII. Economic growth and the environment

should follow the same way.

Debate

Conclusion

Introduction

• How does it work?

• Stern’s report

• Kyoto’s protocol

• Al Gore’s documents

How does it work?

• € 5500 billion of cost for 2050

• 1 more (Celsius) degree = 1% of world GDP

• Disparity

Stern’s report

Kyoto’s protocol

  Emissions*  

Countries 1990 2004 Evolution Protocol

USA 6103,3 7067,6 + 15,8% -**

Australia 423,1 529,2 + 25,1% -**

European Union 4252,5 4228 - 0,6% - 8%

Russia 2974,9 2024,2 - 32% 0%

Japan 1272,1 1355,2 + 6,5% - 6%

Canada 598,9 758,1 + 26,6% - 6%

*in billion tons of carbon

**did not signed the protocol

Al Gore’s documents

• Several documents (books, texts, film)

• Short film

• Quiz

Part 1 : Grow first and clean up later

Fast economic growth leads to environmental degradation

• Example of Eastern-Asian countries

Part 1 : Grow first and clean up later

It’s not possible to associate fast growth and environmental actions

• Cost of R&D

• It needs too much time

• We are not competitive if we are the only one to do it

Part 1 : Grow first and clean up later

A solution could be: “grow first and clean up later”

• The Example of a Taiwanese company:

Acer

Part 1 : Grow first and clean up later

A solution could be: “grow first and clean up later”

• Why growing first?

I. Risk of a fast economic growth on the environment

1. Ecological damage is often irreversible

2. The environmental pollution leads to considerable health costs

3. It ’s cheaper to control pollution at its source

Part 2: “Economic growth and the environment should follow the same

way”

II. economic growth and the environment together

Two main points :

• Politics take into account the environment

• Politics privilege a fast economic growth

Part 2: “Economic growth and the environment should follow the same

way”

Ecology: keys of competitiveness in an awareness context

• It began with...(Scientists)• It followed with...(governement)• And still continues with...(compagnies)

Part 2: “Economic growth and the environment should follow the same

way”

Quiz

Quiz

• 1°) What is the main purpose of this document?

• A documentary

• An interview

• A teaser for ecologist party

Quiz

• 1°) What is the main purpose of this document?

• A documentary

• An interview

• A teaser for ecologist party

Quiz

• 2°) What is/are the subject(s) of the short film?

• Will China be the next USA?

• The climate changes

• Al Gore’s behaviour

• The Antarctica issue

• American’s behaviour

Quiz

• 2°) What is/are the subject(s) of the short film?

• Will China be the next USA?

• The climate changes

• Al Gore’s behaviour

• The Antarctica issue

• American’s behaviour

Quiz

• 3°) What is the cause of these massive destructions?

• American’s behaviour

• The global warming

• China

Quiz

• 3°) What is the cause of these massive destructions?

• American’s behaviour

• The global warming

• China

Quiz

• 4°) What do we urgently need to do facing the main problem of the 20th century?

• Drink less capuccino

• Live like Amish

• Spend garbage in the space

• Sensibilize the population

Quiz

• 4°) What do we urgently need to do facing the main problem of the 20th century?

• Drink less capuccino

• Live like Amish

• Spend garbage in the space

• Sensibilize the population

Quiz

• 5°) How do American people see USA?

• As a green and unpolluted country

• As a moderated polluted country

• As a high polluted country

• As a huge garbage

Quiz

• 5°) How do American people see USA?

• As a green and unpolluted country

• As a moderated polluted country

• As a high polluted country

• As a huge garbage

Quiz

• 6°) What is Al Gore’s strategy?

• To knock out Bush and take his place

• To represent ecologist party in the next election

• To sensibilize people in order to reach politicians

• To create an organisation supervising the carbon emission

Quiz

• 6°) What is Al Gore’s strategy?

• To knock out Bush and take his place

• To represent ecologist party in the next election

• To sensibilize people in order to reach politicians

• To create an organisation supervising the carbon emission

Quiz

• 7°) What will be the consequences if we fail in making new measures?

• Earth will explode due to global warming

• People will be intoxicated due to polluted rains

• We don’t know yet but it will be disastrous!!!

Quiz

• 7°) What will be the consequences if we fail in making new measures?

• Earth will explode due to global warming

• People will be intoxicated due to polluted rains

• We don’t know yet but it will be disastrous!!!