R SOC375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Kyoto Protocol, Social Movement Organization, Individual And Political Action On Climate Change

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Rural Sociology
• Course: R SOC375
• Professor: John Parkins

Document Summary

Prognostic frame how do they solve these issues. Ab gov cool on controversial climate change speaker: c tax, coal phase-out challenged at ag conference, surprised to hear a controversial climate change speaker booked by an organization that receives provincial funding. Says the kyoto protocol is a political solution to a non-existence problem without scientific justification. Opinion the sun is the main direct and indirect driver of climate change: earth goes through warming and cooling cycles in step with the sun. Grass roots ab promotes a lot of climate change skepticism. Promoting the responsible and efficient use of tax dollars and carrying out an educational role with respect to wealth creation and responsible public policy : brings up steel, concrete and remediation costs of wind turbines to landowners. Canada: large and cold country, so we need to consume more. Co2 is not the issue, in fact could be beneficial. Climate policy means more government regulation/planned economy.