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15 Cards in this Set
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Biodiversity |
The number & variety of plant and animal species on Earth, including genetic variation within individual species |
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Climate change |
A rise in the average temperature of the Earth, primarily caused by emissions from burning fossil fuels, such as coal, oil & natural gas |
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What are the perspectives |
Workers Companies Environmental Organizations Consumers Governments Aboriginal Peoples |
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Workers |
Ex. Construction workers, oil-rig workers, steel workers |
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Companies |
Forestry companies, oil companies, mining companies |
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Environmental Organizations |
School environment clubs, community organizations, & provincial & national organizations like Alberta Wilderness Association & Pollution Probe |
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Consumers |
Because they create demand for products & services |
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Governments |
Because of the values that shape political parties in power |
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Aboriginal Peoples |
• Because their collective rights include rights to land & resources • Because their traditional ways connect to wild lands & wildlife |
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GHGs |
Green house gases - primarily come from burning fossil fuels ( natural gas, gasoline, coal & oil ) -> produce resources & to transport and manufacture goods and services |
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What's GDP |
A measure of how well-off the people of a country are |
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What's the Kyoto Protocol |
The first climate change plan the countries of the world negotiated. The US did not agree. Canada did. |
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What can reduce GSG emissions ? |
Public transit Biofuel Wind turbines & solar panels Power plant that uses coal |
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What's planned economy |
More government involvement |
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What's market economy |
Less government involvement |
