[ENVR POL 336] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (27 pages long!)

• School: Northwestern University
• Department: Environmental Policy & Culture
• Course: ENVR POL 336
• Professor: Thistle Susan

Document Summary

What brings about social change: economy market, government institutions, regulations, civil society social movements (2 types: grass-roots and elite-led) 1988: set up by unep and world meteorological association. Reports come out roughly every 5 years. Assesses peer-reviewed and published scientific studies (does not do any studies itself, just collects/reviews existing ones) 3 working groups (science, impacts, policy) which each come out with their own reports, writing summaries of their findings and suggestions for policy makers. Mix of governmental delegates, scientists, ngos, igos. Publishes conservative estimates because it must be agreed upon by the majority of all involved (lowest common denominator estimates) Reports have grown stronger in their language on climate change and whether it is an anthropogenic phenomenon. 1990 ghgs are largely due to human activities. 1996 (cid:862)suggests a dis(cid:272)e(cid:396)(cid:374)i(cid:271)le hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e o(cid:374) the glo(cid:271)al (cid:272)li(cid:373)ate(cid:863) 2001 st(cid:396)o(cid:374)g e(cid:448)ide(cid:374)(cid:272)e that (cid:373)ost of the (cid:449)a(cid:396)(cid:373)i(cid:374)g o(cid:271)se(cid:396)(cid:448)ed is (cid:862)att(cid:396)i(cid:271)uta(cid:271)le to hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) a(cid:272)ti(cid:448)ities(cid:863) 2007 (cid:862)(cid:449)a(cid:396)(cid:373)i(cid:374)g of the ea(cid:396)th is u(cid:374)e(cid:395)ui(cid:448)o(cid:272)al(cid:863)