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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

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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, endangered species • Based on collective goods/ common goods • Global context • Free riders • Tuna • Space junk • Tragedy of the commons http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20203072

  5. Brief History of Environmental Interest

  6. Brief History • Global interest only recent • Post-materialism • Keep America Beautiful • 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. Do you turn off the water while brushing your teeth?

  10. Turning off the tap = 2.5 gal/minute = >50 gal. water wasted each week

  11. 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

  12. 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.

  13. Brief History: IGOs UN Environment Programme (UNEP) • Stockholm Conference (1972) Kyoto Protocol (1997) • Climate Change Convention • Rio + 20 (2012) • Earth Summit (1992) • Focus on ‘Green Economy’ • Sustainable development

  14. Do you use compact fluorescent bulbs in the majority of lights in your living space?

  15. 1 Incandescent bulb for 1 CFL bulb = taking 7.5 million cars off the road = enough extra energy to power 2.5 million homes for 1 year

  16. Brief History: IGOs World Bank • Late 1980s/ early 1990s • Millennium Development Goals • Comprehensive Wealth Accounting

  17. Brief History: MNCs Eco-consciousness • Consumer demands • Responsible businesses/ products • MNCs • Economic incentive  Eco-practices • Going green v. ‘greenwashing’ • ‘Fair Trade’ label http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0703/gallery.green_giants.fortune/10.html

  18. Do you accept bags when shopping?

  19. Which takes up more landfill space? a) 1 reusable cotton bag b) 350 plastic bags

  20. The Future of the Environment

  21. The Future Approaches • ‘Band-Aid’ solution • Cooperation & conservation • Self-interested actors -Resource usage is unsustainable -Humans are depleting resources too quickly http://www.bharathtech.com/2012_02_01_archive.html

  22. http://www.bharathtech.com/2012_02_01_archive.html

  23. The Future Which has a greater environmental impact? a) Eating meat b) Driving your car

  24. The Future • Eating a quarter pounder hamburger = driving a car 10 miles • Produces more greenhouse gases than transportation or industry sectors

  25. Recap

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

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