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The Environment

The Environment. The Environment. Managing the Environment Brief History of Environmental Interest The Future of the Environment. Managing the Environment. Managing the Environment. Transnational Issue Multifaceted Ground, water, air quality, ozone layer, global warming

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The Environment

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  1. The Environment

  2. The Environment • Managing the Environment • Brief History of Environmental Interest • The Future of the Environment

  3. Managing the Environment

  4. Managing the Environment • Transnational Issue • Multifaceted • Ground, water, air quality, ozone layer, global warming • Based on collective goods/ public goods • Global context • Free riders • Tuna • Space junk

  5. Brief History of Environmental Interest

  6. Brief History • Global interest only recent • Postmaterialism • Green Party (1984) • NGOs • IGOs • MNCs

  7. Brief History People NGOs • World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (1960) Protecting Pandas in China

  8. Brief History People NGOs •  World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (1960) •  Earth Day (1970)

  9. Brief History People NGOs • World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (1960) •  Earth Day (1970) •  Greenpeace (1971) Rainbow Warrior in China to raise awareness about clean energy and promote a nuclear free future

  10. Brief History People NGOs •  World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (1960) •  Earth Day (1970) •  Greenpeace (1971) • Earthwatch Institute(1971) Help bring black rhinos back from the brink of extinction.

  11. Brief History: IGOs UN Environment Programme (UNEP) • Started Stockholm 1972 Conference • Montevideo, 1982 • Laws • Montreal Protocol (1987): CFCs • Rio de Janeiro, 1992 • Earth Summit: Sustainable development • Johannesburg, 2002 • Sustainable development • Rio + 20, 2012 • Focus on ‘Green Economy’ Kyoto Protocol (2005) • Climate Change Convention

  12. Brief History: IGOs World Bank • Late 1980s/ early 1990s • Millennium Development Goals • Comprehensive Wealth Accounting • Policy analysis, planning

  13. Brief History: MNCs Eco-consciousness • Consumer demands • Responsible businesses/ products • MNCs • Economic incentive Eco-practices • Going green v. ‘greenwashing’ • Wal-Mart goes green • Hewlett-Packard • ‘Fair Trade’ label • Sustainable development

  14. The Future of the Environment

  15. The Future Approaches • ‘Band-Aid’ solution • Cooperation & conservation • Self-interested actors http://www.bharathtech.com/2012_02_01_archive.html

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  17. Recap

  18. The Environment • Managing the Environmental • Brief History of Environmental Interest • The Future of the Environment

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