POL 607 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Agenda 21, Global Issue, Rio Declaration On Environment And Development
17 May 2016
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People have always fought over land and food, so why would that change. Technology promotes economic expansion/development, contributes to population growth i. e. new medicines, new procedures, etc: positive and negatives impacts on the environment, contributes to pollution and destruction of ozone layer, makes fuel efficient cars, cleaner power plants. Problem will get worse rather than better in the short term: anticipating huge population grow, significant increase in material well being more people with ability to consume i. e. india, china, etc. Environmental issues are one set of issues that truly transcend borders ozone depletion, global warming: regardless of where it may be discovered, it affects everyone. Population growth is more a regional or local issue in itself global significance is not on the same level as climate change: climate change is a unique global issue. We have a problem because we burn fossil fuels essential to the economy (gulf.
