POLS 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Precautionary Principle, Kyoto Protocol, Common-Pool Resource
17 Dec 2017
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Everyone can use the commons as much as they want. Everyone is negatively affected when the commons are used too much. Ruin is the destinations forward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons. International institutions can provide forums to help states negotiate agreements. Need to be able to identify what the problem is. Uv radiation causes skin cancers and weaknes the immune system: it also harms phytoplankton. The ozone hole: largest ozone hole ever recorded 2006. 09. 24. In 1985, states negotiated the vienna convention for the protection of the ozone layer. In 1990, the london amendment phased out all cfcs by 2000. About 98% of the scientific community agrees that humans are causing the climate to change by co2 emissions. Most experts agree that in order to avoid catastrophic events we need to be carbon neutral by 2050.
