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

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

Q: What political factors affect the environment?  Sovereignty  State policies  Intermestic issue- Singapore SmogSingapore Smog  Incentives for cooperation  IGOs  Int’l law  Montreal v. Kyoto ¤ Steger’s 2 Main Problems

Q: What economic factors affect the environment?  Neoliberal Economic Model  Need new markets, export capital  Consumerism  Industrial Revolution  GN usage  see chart ¤ Steger’s 2 Main Problems

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

What cultural norms affect the environment?  Eating habits  Family size  Values  Religious  Political ¤ Culture

 Food crises  Loss of biodiversity  Pollution  Climate change  Undermines GS development ¤ Repercussions of Human Activity

Approaches  Ignore issue  ‘Band-aid’ fix  Cooperation, conservation  States ¤ The Future