Political Science 2137 Lecture Notes - Green Economy, Basel Convention, Ozone Depletion
19 Mar 2014
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Great minds: carl sagan pale blue dot. He popularized our notions of science and public sphere, astronomy. Because this is our planet, it is our responsibility to protect it and there"s nowhere else to go. This pale blue dot is the only home that humans have ever known. All of the differences we hold as nations, religions, tribes vanishes as we are just one pale blue dot in a bigger cosmo. The video shows a greater appreciation we should have for the earth. 1992: most of the famous dates in environmental history. Rio de janeiro: un convened the un conference on sustainable development. Rio earth summit was the largest environmental meeting ever held by far. Brought most of the head of states to one place. All leaders wanted to jump-start on environmental vulnerabilities. Rio earth summit: created output called agenda 21. 178 heads of governments agreed upon agenda 21. Address human impacts in the world of the environment.
