ENV221H1 Lecture Notes - Emissions Trading, Cuyahoga River, Environmental Policy
Document Summary
All people have the right to live and work in a clean and healthy environment. Requires input from science, ethics and economics. Influenced by interests, institutions, ideas and actors (political power) Policy is a set of plans to address problems in the country. Policy can consist of laws, regulations, orders, incentives and practices. In 1800 promoted settlement and resource extraction. In late 1800s preservation and conservation became a factor and changed environmental policy. In the 20th century due to droughts land management policies had to be put in place. In the 60s and 70s there was an increase in awareness on the impact of pollution. This could be seen in the 50s and 60s in such cases as those of the. Cuyahoga river which would catch on fire spontaneously. Activist groups such as greenpeace where founded. First climate change summit in 1992 in rio de janeiro.
