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Globalization & the Environment

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 ¤.

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Globalization & the Environment

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  1. Globalization & the Environment

  2. Global Environment Common good, collective good • Free riders • Tragedy of the commons • Space junk Brief History • 1970s • Post-materialism era • Keep America Beautiful ¤

  3. NGOs • 1960 • World Wildlife Fund • 1970s • Earth Day • Greenpeace • EarthwatchInstitute ¤

  4. IGOs • UN Environment Programme (UNEP) • 1stmet 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 ¤

  5. MNCs • Eco-consciousness • Economic incentive Eco-practices • Going green v. ‘greenwashing’ • ‘Fair trade’ label ¤

  6. Steger’s 2 Main Problems • Population growth • World population clock • Consumption patterns • Energy • Calories • Raw materials ¤

  7. Energy http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/06/oil-consumption-around-the-world/

  8. Calories http://www.huffingtonpost.com/princess-haya-bint-al-hussein/mapping-starvation-and-th_b_357352.html

  9. 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

  10. Steger’s 2 Main Problems 1) Population growth 2) 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 ¤

  11. Steger’s 2 Main Problems 1) Population growth 2) Consumption patterns Q: What economic factors affect the environment? • Consumerism • Industrial Revolution • GN usage  ¤

  12. Consumption -Resource usage is unsustainable -Humans are depleting resources too quickly

  13. Steger’s 2 Main Problems 1) Population growth 2) Consumption patterns Cultural norms • Eating habits • Family size • Values • Religious • Political ¤

  14. Steger’s 2 Main Problems Repercussions Food crises Loss of biodiversity Pollution Climate change Undermines GS development

  15. An Inconvenient Truth Greenhouse effect Temperatures- ocean, earth, air Melting icecaps, glaciers Rising ocean levels Disease Biodiversity Extreme weather conditions Population Technology

  16. Global Issue Approaches • Ignore issue • ‘Band-aid’ fix • Cooperation, conservation • States

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