Are Environmental Problems Getting Worse or Better?

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Are Environmental Problems Getting Worse or Better?

Environmental Policy Pattern of Government decisions and actions intended to address environmental problems – Defining environmental problems – Devising programs and activities to manage them

Environmental Policy Making How the government determines what are/not environmental problems and which deserve government attention – Institutions How public concerns are translated in to government concerns – Procedures

Environmental Politics Clash of interests, ideas, & values that occurs -- inside and outside of government -- in the course of defining environmental problems and deciding what government should (not) do about them – Include public participation Voting Letter writing Lobbying

Environmental Politics What are the real problems we face as a society and how do we characterize and prioritize them? – Environmental problems vs. other problems Should our government do anything about the environmental problem(s) we identify? If so, what are our choices for government action? What can government do and what should government do? Once we know what we want government to do, how do we make it happen?

Scientific & Engineering Data in Environmental Policy Where does science and technology come into play? – Defining the some of the characteristics of environmental problems – Defining some aspects of the solutions for solving the problems

Scientific & Engineering Data in Environmental Policy “Emerging” science & technology – Tentative – Uncertain – Speculative Looking for the truth vs. Looking for evidence – Many ways to present data

Are Environmental Problems Getting Worse or Better? What do the Data show?

Things Are Getting Worse

World Population

World Population Growth

GDP per capita (2000)

CO 2 Emissions per Capita (1996)

Energy Consumption per capita (1997)

Municipal Trash kg per capita

Ecological Footprint

Things Are Getting Better

Population Growth

CO 2 Emissions per GDP (1996)

BTUs Consumed per GDP (1996)

US Energy Use & GDP

US SO 2 Pollution & GDP

U.S. NO x Emissions vs GDP/Pop

US CO2 Emissions

US CO 2 Emissions / GDP

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Simon & Kahn Life expectancy is rising globally Birth rates are falling Global food supply is increasing No statistical evidence of species loss Fish catch is increasing Agriculture not constrained by land availability

Simon & Kahn US farmland is not being lost to urbanization Water is not growing scarce No sign of serious climate change Mineral resources are become less scarce Nuclear power is safe and competitive Air and Water pollution threats are exaggerated

U.S. Population Urban & Rural

US Vehicles Miles per capita

Federal Environmental Laws Passed (including amendments)