W10: Addressing climate change Flashcards
why is addressing climate change so challenging
6 basic answers
- holism
- embeded in everyday society
- collective good
- scientific uncertainty
- powerful, competing interests
- socio-political intersections
why is holism an issue in the climate movement
our normal way to address problems is to break it down but climate change needs to be adressed through a holistic structure as a wide issue
what do I mean when I say climate change being embedded in everyday society is an issue
- CO2 emmissions often result from many activities society values
- its a political socio economic problem
what do I mean by collective good as an issue in addressing climate change
rationale of states to keep polluting in the hopes that others will bring about desired end
de sombre - why do good people do bad things
why is scientific uncertainty an issue when addressing climate change
so complex and appears distant and abstract which may cause disengagement
why are socio-political intersections an issue when adressing climate change
- socio politicial holism different to eco holism
- cause and impacts of climate change intersect with other issues of justice and power inequalities
what is the argument in favour of adressing climate change through the market
necessary transformation can occur through within capitalist system
what tools of capitalism can be used to address climate change
- carbon tax
- offsetting
- shareholder activism
- putting a price on nature
name 3 climate capitalists
people using their wealth to improve the climate
- elon musk
- wang chuanfu
- bill gates
what has wang chuanfu done to help the climate
makes rechargable batteries - made their products essential to the market
in electric cars, heavy machinery, mobile phone components
what project did bill gates start and what is it
blue sky projects - company working to turn CO2 in the air to fuel
what do Osnes and Boykoff argue
(2019) good natures comedy to enrich climate communication comedy studies
bringing positive humour into conversations about climate change can help tackle feelings of climate anxiety and despair, and grow as climate communicators
what is future library and who invented it
katie paterson (artist) planted 1000 trees which will be cut down and made into a book - authors write a manuscript which will not be read for another century as a gift to future generations
what is the purpose of future library
to rethink the short term nature of climate policies
what do we want to leave behind? will there be a reader in 100 years
define biodiversity offsetting
conservation activities intended to compensate for the lasting impacts of development on species and ecosystems
