PO102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Earth Summit, 2Degrees, Global Politics
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Po102 lecture 14 (environment guest lecture: guest lecturer: debora vanijnatten, dept. of political sciences and north american studies, what is the objective of the climate strikes started by greta thunberg o raise awareness of what"s going on. First time an environmental agreement was signed without 100% confirmed scientific data in 1994. Innovative tools - economic instruments, tech transfer: developed countries. Activity related to influencing, making, or implanting collective decisions for a political community. A community making decisions on resources (ex what doe we spend money on, how do we decide), Limited resources (money, benefits) but there are many demands. Need a process to decide who should get support. Politics is how we resolve any conflicts over: 1. Values we have a society made up of ppl with diff beliefs, values, priorities (abortion, assisted suicide, etc) how you see the world: 2. Coercion threaten or scare with a consequence of not listening (ex in govt.
