Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Abrahamic Religions, James Lovelock, Deep Ecology
19 Sep 2018
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Climate change skeptics appeal to the inexactness of climate science. Climate projections are uncertain, so temperature increases could be smaller or much larger. The uncertainty provides a strong reason for action: a tax on carbon dioxide emission could prevent the current 10 percent chance of the end of life on earth by 2095. Per capita environmental impact: developed world = developing world x32. Greens reject anthropocentrism, the idea that human interest are of overriding moral importance and we can use nature for own ends. We are part of an interconnected natural system. Humans have enormous power to do good or harm to the planet, so we have a great responsibility. Stewardship for future generations: protect, preserve, and sustain nature. The idea of british scientist james lovelock (1969) The earth and its creatures constitute a single, self regulating system that is one organism: a single, huge living being (gaia)
