2. T HE E NVIRONMENT  Management  Brief History  The Future

3. Managing the Environment

4. M ANAGING THE E NVIRONMENT  Transnational Issue  Multifaceted  Air, land, sea  Flora, fauna Asian carp  Great Lakes Chicago considers $18 B removal projectproject ¤ http://www.wiartonecho.com/2014/04/16/fisheries-and-oceans-minister-meets-with-area-sportsmens-clubs-ottawa-vigilant-about-threat-of-asian-carp

5. M ANAGING THE E NVIRONMENT ( CONT.)  Based on the collective good  Global context  Free riders  Space junk  Tuna  Tragedy of the commons

6. Which has a greater environmental impact? a) Eating meat b) Driving your car

7. Livestock industry biggest carbon contributor = More than transportation or industryMore than Eating 1 lb. beefDriving 45 miles Eating 1 lb. pastaDriving < 1 mile http://diaryofanutritionist.com/2010/01/21/milk-fit-for-the-cow-calf/

8. Brief History of Environmental Interest

9. B RIEF H ISTORY Global interest only recent  Post-materialism  Global climate change protests Global climate change protests  NGOs  IGOs  MNCs ¤

10. B RIEF H ISTORY : NGO S  World Wildlife Fund (WWF) (1960)  Earth Day (1970)  Greenpeace (1971)  EarthWatch Institute (1971)

11. Do you turn off the water while brushing your teeth?

12.  Tap runs ~2.5 gal/minute  Same as drinking 80 - 2 liter bottles of soda / weekSame as

13. B RIEF H ISTORY : IGO S UN Environment Programme (UNEP)  Stockholm Conference (1972)  Rio + 20 (2012)  Focus on ‘Green Economy’  Sustainable development UN Conventions Kyoto Protocol (1997)  Climate Change Minamata (2013)  Mercury pollution ¤

14. Economic Capital Human Capital Natural Capital Sustainable Development B RIEF H ISTORY : IGO S World Bank  Late 1980s/ early 1990s  Millennium Development Goals  Comprehensive Wealth Accounting

15. How many paper towels do you use to dry your hands?paper towels

16. B RIEF H ISTORY : MNC S Eco-consciousness  Consumer demands  Responsible businesses/ products  Economic incentive  Eco-practices  Going green v. ‘greenwashing’  Fair trade products ¤ http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/07 03/gallery.green_giants.fortune/10.html

17. What happens to your used cell phone when you get a new one?

18. -80-85% electronics end up in landfills/ incineratorsend up http://www.maximumpc.com/article/story_e-waste_what_happens_tech_once_its_trash

19. E-W ASTE  Why is E-waste a global issue?  Regulation  Environmental concerns  Human rights concerns  Health and safety of workers  Consumerism  The future  Reuse, reduce, recycle ¤

20. The Future of the Environment

21. T HE F UTURE Approaches  ‘Band-Aid’ solution  Cooperation & conservation  Self-interested actors  An Inconvenient Truth http://www.bharathtech.com/ 2012_02_01_archive.html -Resource usage is unsustainable -Humans are depleting resources too quickly

22. Recap

23. T HE E NVIRONMENT  Managing the Environmental  Brief History of Environmental Interest  The Future of the Environment