GS101 Lecture Notes - Global Issue, George Monbiot, Escalade
Document Summary
We are inextricably linked through the air, climate, food and water. Some say that we are all the same because we are all humans on the same planet. The intensity of natural disasters is increasing as a direct result of climate change. Some places are more vulnerable than others. Hot spots refers to places on the planet that are left without water and more intense climate changes. Africa and asia have been extremely affected by this. Us comprise 6% of the world population, but consume 30-40% of our planet"s natural resources. There has been an increase in storms, many places cannot produce as much food as they used to. Two of the largest polluters are china and the us. The problem is not consumption, the problem is over consumption. George monbiot- natural aesthetes (highly developed sensitivity/ appreciation of nature/beauty) Shift in thinking about ecology crisis (like bauman on poverty)
