TMP AP SEMINAR SCRIPT

non-renewable energy sources are monstrous

Throw-away culture causes People's initiative to always want bigger and “better” mechanisms use energy carelessly.

natural world with pollution.

She also points out that society has been manipulated to see consumerism as “the good life”, when really, it is simply a means for corporate entities to spread their global reach at the cost of the health of the earth and its inhabitants.

Economics (you go first)

• According to researchers at The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis wealthiest 10% of the global population are responsible for two-thirds of all global warming from 1990-2020 

• Supporting the researchers' claim, Beatrix Barros and Richard Wilk at the Department of Anthropology in Bloomington found that billionaires can have a carbon footprint that is thousands of times larger than that of an average citizen.

Economics (Graph)

This graph shows the household carbon footprint by income level and where that footprint comes from. The further you go down on the graph, the higher the income and carbon footprint become. This graph shows that the more money a household produces, the bigger its carbon footprint is. 

Legislature (after Ellie says “different views on climate change.”)

These groups are all pitted against each other, creating an environment unable to compromise on policy that benefits shared interests. This creates what many consider a dysfunctional government that stays in a vicious cycle of one side introducing policy and the other getting rid of it when they come into power.

Green Consumerism Clause: Economic Solutions (ALL YOU)

• TAXES

  •  In order to achieve a better future for all of us, governments need to establish a system where corporations and businesses will be penalized for polluting the environment. One may suggest that a tax be implemented on those who pollute the environment, but the owners of such companies would most likely make more pollution in the environment with a tax than by following environmental laws. We suggest that, along with a tax on excessive pollution, those with a history of not abiding by environmental laws should not be allowed to own or have a corporate position in any company where they could make decisions about means of production. 

• WEALTH CAPS

  • It is also important to note that ultra-wealthy individuals who spend their money on yachts, supercars, and private jets pose a threat to the environment as well. To address this issue, we propose a wealth cap to prevent “pollutocrats” from destroying the environment. 

Solution 2 (propose a new clause)

We acknowledge that governments can and will be dysfunctional, so as an alternative solution, we suggest introducing an independent organization to handle policy and regulations pertaining to climate and the environment.

Solution 2 Setbacks (After Kate says “viewpoints may be seen”)

Many companies may be opposed to an organization like this because their policies would harm their quick and cheap means of production, making production costs skyrocket along with retail prices.