Key Players Flashcards
Who are some key players?
Businesses National gov. NGOs Local Gov Individuals
What would national gov. POV be?
Pressure to find strategies to achieve targets from International CC agreements
Pressure to encourage local authorities to implement sustainabale strategies
Promote energy efficient tech.
Encourage energy generation form nuclear power, renewables, biofuels
Promote carbon storage
Award huge grants for developing carbon neutral ecotowns
Legislation and fiscal policies - taxing pollution
What would local gov. POV be?
Reflect on national gov. strategies Provide cycle lanes Improve bus services Local farmers' markets Install LEDs in traffic lights Small scale renewable electricity generation Develop green housing estates
What would NGOs. POV be?
Bring pressures on gov. and individuals to act
Campaign on causes & impact and solution to CC
Highlight environmental & socio-political reasons
What would businesses POV be?
Moral/public pressure to protect environment
Fear about energy supply linked to rising oil prices
Gov. taxing carbon emissions
Investors demand them to be environmentally sound
New tech. (renewable energy, hybrid cars) represents new markets
Have high economic priorities and don’t want costs of changing to affect profits (The Stern Review)
What is contraction & convergence?
Contraction - developed nations work to reduce footprint
Convergence - developing nations increase consumption & footprint
Define climate crusaders
Individual keeping CC in news by making fringe activities and changing political agenda - Coldplay’s album used to buy 10,000 mango trees for Indian villagers to offset carbon used to make CDs
What would individuals POV be?
Reducing carbon footprint Walking/public transport/cycling Buying locally produced food Switching to renewable energy Recycling Energy efficient in house - lightbulbs
