Case Study #7 Environmental Sustainability & Garbage Island.

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Case Study #7 Environmental Sustainability & Garbage Island

Outline  What is “Garbage Island?”  What is “sustainability?”  Is environmental sustainability the same thing as economic sustainability?  Climate change & global warming  Environmental Legislation  Debate!

Hawaii!!

Vancouver Island

Thailand

Garbage Island….

Group Discussion How has globalization helped to create Garbage Island? How could Garbage Island affect Edmonton?

“Sustainable Prosperity”: Meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

So what does Garbage Island have to do with sustainability?? Course Question: To what extent does globalization contribute to sustainable prosperity for all people??

Group Discussion: What is your definition of “sustainability?” (REMEMBER! Different stakeholders will have different definitions…) Unit Q: To what extent does globalization??

Class Discussion: What are the links between economic sustainability & environmental sustainability? U + Q: To what extent does globalization??

Meet Boyan Slat How to fix the ocean…..

What’s it all about??? Climate Change & Global Warming

What have YOU heard about climate change and global warming? Climate Change & Global Warming

We recycle! We’re doing our part! So, why is this global warming thing still around? Climate Change & Global Warming

How do global warming and climate change affect Canada?? Affect you??

BUT! Countries don’t all contribute the same amount of pollution to climate change and global warming…

 Legislation: Laws  Environmental Legislation: Laws to do with the environment  Why would this be tricky….? Think about globalization and the environment….  The two major subjects:  (1) Pollution control & cleanup  (2) Resource conservation and management Environmental Legislation

Activity! Investigate the following pieces of environmental legislation and answer the following: Who supports them - why? Who does not support them - why?  Kyoto Protocol (pp. 272)  Alberta Tar Sands (pp. 273)  Instituting Alternative Energy Sources (pp. 274)  Copenhagen 2009… Let’s discuss.  Environmental taxes… Let’s discuss. Environmental Legislation

Topic: Should the government create laws to enforce environmental sustainability? Debate!

Structure:  100% participation – I want to hear from every student  Side A presents its arguments  Side B presents its arguments  Side A rebuts  Side B rebuts  Side A closing statements  Side B closing statements Debate!

Reflection:  Which arguments did you find most convincing? Why?  Which argument did you find least convincing? Why?  What could have been done to make non- convincing arguments more convincing?  What would you do the same/differently the next time? Why? Debate!