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Environmental Science

Environmental Science. Chapter 2. The Central Case. Read the CENTRAL CASE for Chapter 2. How can we best balance our own interests and needs with the health of the environment?. Section 1 – How is sustainability affected by economics?. How is sustainabillty affected by economics?

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Environmental Science

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  1. Environmental Science Chapter 2

  2. The Central Case • Read the CENTRAL CASE for Chapter 2. • How can we best balance our own interests and needs with the health of the environment?

  3. Section 1 – How is sustainability affected by economics? • How is sustainabillty affected by economics? • Sustainability –

  4. Section 1 – How is sustainability affected by economics? • Economics – • Goods - • Services -

  5. Section 1 – How is sustainability affected by economics? • 3 types of economies • Centrally planned economy – example: • Free market economy – • Example:

  6. Section 1 – How is sustainability affected by economics? • Mixed economy • Example:

  7. Section 1 – How is sustainability affected by economics? • Supply and Demand • Supply and demand – • Cost-benefit analysis

  8. Section 1 – How is sustainability affected by economics? • All economies depend on the environment for resources and for management of wastes, but these connections are often overlooked. • Quick Lab

  9. Section 1 – How is sustainability affected by economics? • Natural resources are the “goods” produced by nature. • With no resources there would be no economics. • The ecological systems provide “ecosystem services” to the environment.

  10. Section 1 – How is sustainability affected by economics? • But, what is the impact on the environment???

  11. Section 1 – How is sustainability affected by economics? • Wal-Mart's green revolution • Economics and Sustainability • Ecological economics – • Environmental economics -

  12. Section 1 – How is sustainability affected by economics? • Non-market values • examples: figure 4 • Market failure -

  13. Section 1 – How is sustainability affected by economics? • Ecolabeling -

  14. Section 2 – How do environmental policies protect the environment? • How do environmental policies protect the environment

  15. Section 2 – How do environmental policies protect the environment? • Policy – • Environmental policy -

  16. Section 2 – How do environmental policies protect the environment? • The U.S. government has 3 branches: • Legislative • Executive • Judicial • State and Local policy -

  17. Section 2 – How do environmental policies protect the environment? • U.S. environmental policy – 3 periods • The First Period (1780-late-1800’s) • The Second Period (late-1800’s – mid-1900’s)

  18. Section 2 – How do environmental policies protect the environment? • The Third Period (mid to late 1900’s) -

  19. Section 2 – How do environmental policies protect the environment? • Modern US Environmental Policy • Reveals lessons learned from past misuses of resources and strives for a sustainable future. • National Environmental Policy Act – • Environmental Impact Statement(EIS)

  20. Section 2 – How do environmental policies protect the environment? • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • Clean Water Act of 1977 • Federal Water Pollution Control Acts of 1948 and 1972

  21. Section 2 – How do environmental policies protect the environment? • Post 1980 Acts

  22. Section 3 – How do we form sound environmental policies? • The United Nations (UN) • Founded in _________ • Purpose: • Now more than _____ nations are members • The European Union (EU) • Purpose:

  23. Section 3 – How do we form sound environmental policies? • The World Trade Organization (WTO) • Purpose: • Established in ___________ • World Bank • Purpose: • Established in:

  24. Section 3 – How do we form sound environmental policies? • Non-governmental Organizations

  25. Section 3 – How do we form sound environmental policies? • Approaches to Environmental Policies • Command and Control Approach- • Successes: • Failures:

  26. Section 3 – How do we form sound environmental policies? • Approaches to Environmental Policies • Tax Breaks and Subsidies • Green Taxes -

  27. Section 3 – How do we form sound environmental policies? • Approaches to Environmental Policies • Cap-and-Trade • Local Incentives

  28. Section 3 – How do we form sound environmental policies? • The Environmental Policy Process • 1. • 2. • 3.

  29. Section 3 – How do we form sound environmental policies? • 4. • 5. • 6.

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