Political Decisions and the Environment

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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 and natural gas

Biodiversity

The number and variety of plant and animal species on Earth, including genetic variation within individual species

environmental issue 

Issues that arise due to human activities that change the natural world

Laws

affect the quality of our environment

Economic decisions

• involve using resources from the natural environment to produce goods and services

• reflect values related to different economic systems

Aboriginal peoples

have collective rights connected to the land

Consumerism

• makes consumers a powerful force in the economy. 

• Consumer behavior affects supply and demand, gas and energy- efficient vehicles, which in turn impacts the natural environment

IPCC

• UN body that assesses the science related to climate change

• expects many negative issues arising from climate change

Kyoto Protocol​ 

international treaty which aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change

environmental policies

• implemented by government aimed to protect the environment

• ex: Paris agreement: effort to reduce emissions