11 ItGÇÖs Getting hot in here!!! 2003 versions

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Climate Change, Kung Fu Pandas andVegielesbians


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El Ni o L Ni

M l ri D o t r ks for t irti

R c t s rv ys prov t t w p l ss

T xis r sti ki r

Biki is r tti t i r


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In t rly 80s t y w r is iss sstoned ippies, tree ers, eco-terrorists.T en Al Gore won t e No el eace rize.

ario s causes li ate angeand ar on( ar on ootprints), Ani al Rights ( ETA),Biodiversity (WW and Greenpeace)

Generally less divided than thegender

ovement although they do not agree withmeans

rior to Hurricane atrina, many scientistswere proving that Glo al Warming


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Wedo not know what theeffects ofenvironmental damage will e ButterflyEffect

recautionary rinciple Thegovernmentmust e risk averseespecially when theextent of risk is unknown (extension of statepaternalism)


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Pro lem of political will Hyper olicDiscounting

Should people e forced to work for the

environment? Sustainabledevelopment concept


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Natural selection Should weallow speciesto die?

Zoos and preservation Xiang Xiang, the

ung uPanda Jurassic Park Model - loning of extinct

species

Effects of less biodiversity onecosystem


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Rights aregrantedbased onhow resonanttheanimal is to humans arbitrary

Whendo grant rights? Participation in

society? Reciprocity? Should wego vegetarian?

Militant vs Moderate Animal Rights Activism


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GreenhouseEffect

Depletion of the Ozone layer


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NorthPolemelting will NOT cause sea levelsto rise

Other Theories:

Stopping of the thermohaline process

Global Dimming


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El Nino and La Nina

Desertification

Coral Bleaching

MigrationPatterns Butterflies and Bats

Increased Disease incidences

Melanoma

Weird Weather PatternsAlgae Bloom

Crop stability

Polar Bears


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Annex 1 Countries areexpected to reducetheir carbon rates by less than 5% of 1990standards

Controversy inmeasurement Per Countrymeasure or Per Capitameasure

Covers mostly carbon through industry(criticized for not covering transportation

anddeforestation) Establisheda carbon quota scheme


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Carbon quota is the countrys 1990 carbonemission rate

Credits aredistributed to corporations

Corporations have several options: reducepollution, buy unused quota or engage inCDMS

Clean Development Mechanisms are primarily

done in the third world carbon sinks


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Carbon 1 CarbonCredit

Methane 6 CarbonCredits

Sulfur Hexaflouride 2700 CarbonCredits

ThereareCarbonStock Markets and unds Eurofundand yoto und

Current price is around $32 per ton. If the USjoins, the price will rise to $55


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Additive to normal fuel which is fullycombustibleanddoes not utilize oil or coal

Commonexamples: cocodiesel, ethanol, corn

and jathropaReduces carbonemission

Controversial for raising the price of cornand other commodities

Arable landand forests arebeing convertedinto biofuel plantations


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The transformation of energy supply fromcoal/oil to solar, hydroelectric, windandother renewable sources

Civil Nuclear technology is not beingconsidered to meet yoto standards butresearch shows that it is not carbon free


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Congestion problem sewage, trash, airpollutionandepidemics

Supply problem Carrying capacity

diminished Solid particulates in theair

Natural Beauty disappearing


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Tangiblemeasures Cost of the lumber, fish,etc

Willingness to Pay

Willingness to AcceptGreen GDP

Carbon ootprints


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We only have one planet onehome Pataytayo

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