Globalization & the Environment

Common good, collective good  Free riders  Tragedy of the commons  Space junk Brief History  1970s  Post-materialism era ¤ Global Environment

 1960  World Wildlife Fund  1970s  Earth Day  Greenpeace  Earthwatch Institute ¤ NGOs

 UN Environment Programme (UNEP)  1 st met 1972  Most recent- Rio  Convention in Trade of Endangered Species (CITES)  UN Convention on the Law of the Sea  UN Framework Convention on Climate Change  Kyoto Protocol  World Bank  Millennium Development Goals ¤ IGOs

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

What does Steger identify as the two main problems? 1)Population growth  World population clock World population clock 2)Consumption patterns  Energy  Calories  Raw materials ¤ Steger’s 2 Main Problems

Energy

Calories

Raw Materials

What political factors affect the environment?  Sovereignty  State policies  Discuss intermestic issue- Singapore SmogSingapore Smog  Incentives for cooperation  IGOs  Int’l law  Montreal v. Kyoto ¤ Political Factors

What economic factors affect the environment?  Consumerism  Industrial Revolution  GN usage  ¤ Economic Factors

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

How do cultural norms affect the environment?  Eating habits  Family size  Values  Religious  Political ¤ Cultural Factors

What are the environmental repercussions of population growth and consumption patterns?  Food crises  Loss of biodiversity  Pollution  Climate change  Undermines GS development ¤ Repercussions

What are the effects of greenhouse gases on the planet?  Temperatures- ocean, earth, air  Melting icecaps, glaciers  Rising ocean levels  Disease  Biodiversity  Extreme weather conditions  Population  Technology ¤ An Inconvenient Truth

Approaches  Ignore issue  ‘Band-aid’ fix  Cooperation, conservation  States ¤ Addressing Environmental Issues