POLS 103 1st Edition Lecture 35Outline of Last Lecture 1. IMFA. officialB. unofficial2. IMF seen in articles Outline of Current Lecture II. Environmental Policies a. definitionsb. Human health problemsi. how to solve themii. Economist Current LectureEnvironmental Politics Definitions: Ecosystem: complex interconnections between animals, plants, and physical/chemical factorsCarrying Capacity: number of people that can be supported by a given place Collection action problem: tragedy of the commons Sovereignty from an environmental perspective: states own their natural resources and can do whatever they want with themthis means that even if there are effects across boarders- the owner can do what they want and are not responsible for problems outside their state Human Health Issues GlobalizationBefore: diseases would burn themselves out because of no transportation Now: environment effects can travel far and fast peoples actions in one place effect other place How we solve this:These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Plan 1: High TechnologyTechnology and creativity can over come all obstacles Green Industry: more environmentally friendly Two versions: soft green- try to be as environmentally friendly as possible hard green- the use of more and more resources in search of more efficient outcomes Plan 2: CooperationKey: what if we are reaching the environmental limit where ingenuity and capitalism can’t save usSolutions: working across international boarders Sustainability Achieve consensus agreeing there is a problem and then negotiate ex: Global Warming must act now- you can’t do both plan 1 and 2 at the same time Environmental Issues are really hard sovereignty and tragedy of the commons issues present vs. Future generation is it fair of the government to go against will of people for future US issues Link to recent mid term election role of government Regulation-CAFE: corporate average fuel economy the government regulates what the average fuel economy of the entire corporation is; if it fails- the corporation must pay a penalty this is government reaching into the market to achieve environmental gains Economist:Congress has been gridlocked on lots of things- environmental issues are just oneEPA and Global Warming EPA: Obama wants the EPA to regulate Co2 emissions as part of regulating pollution Global Warming- Obamas deal with ChinaUS reduces Co2 emissions to 27%China caps their emissionsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a
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