POL101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Chemical Industry
14 Apr 2018
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The usefulness of the strategies used by corporations in ameliorating climate change. Argument 1 made in support of thesis (1-2 sentences) How much a corporation participates making attempts in approaching and taking actions in the climate change arena labels them as e. g. proactive", collaborative" or etc. They usually set to make change through these methods that are at their disposal: structural power, instrumental power, and discursive power. Through these effects, corporations influence political policies and the general public opinion. The former and the latter are the main players for obtaining the goals that could save our planet. Summary of evidence supporting argument 1 (1-2 sentences) Many corporations have become proactive" and managed to influence the political policies of the state through lobbying or relationships with well-known or influential personas. Top performing sectors included the chemical industry, electric power, and the auto industry.
