environmental global

Question 1

define tragedy of the commons

Answer 1

a states selfish interests and complications for economic power and natural resources will be motivated to use and harm the global commons to advance their own interests, rather than working together to protect these shared resources and environment

Question 2

define sustainable development

Answer 2

development that seeks to conserve the natural environment so that the requirements of the present do not compromise the needs of the future

Question 3

define global commons

Answer 3

the global resource and environment that are shared among nation states, as no global government or sovereignty state owns them such as the ocean, polar region and space

Question 4

Why are food prices expected to rise by 2050

Answer 4

As it will become harder to make due to
droughts, drying land due to climate change makes it difficult to grow plants this will result in lower supply of food thus its scarcity will result in higher prices

Question 5

what are environmental challenges that cant be solved by one single nation

Answer 5

-Climate change, due to increased usage of greenhouse gases heating the planet an effort has to be made by the entire planet rather than one state
-Deforestation, as forests absorb CO2 removing forests will lead to their being more CO2 thus leading to climate change
-Protecting Marine Life,

Question 6

define ecology

Answer 6

the natural science of the relationship among living organisms and their environment

Question 7

differences between Deep green and shallow green ecology

Answer 7

Shallow green- anthropocentric, humans are the most important living organism in the ecosystem - humans can tackle issues like global warming and climate change with recycling

Deep green- ecocentric , humans are no more superior to any living organism on moral grounds humans live within the ecosystem not above it - prioritise nature, bioregions, national parks - population control or quotas

Shallow green - believe in incremental change, to tackle large climate issues and maintain societal structures such as capitalism focus more on sustainable development like covered in Brundtland report 1987

Deep green- radical egoists economies need to be revolutionised so that the environment is protected not as a means of human flourishing. Arne Naess idea of complex interdependent and klein advocating for system change not climate change

Question 8

pros and cons of UNFCC