ESS RWE 1.1

Bhopal Disaster

1. 1984, India

2. Toxic gas leaked from Union Carbide pesticide plant causing millions of injuries, and thousands of deaths

Chernobyl Disaster

1. 1986, Ukraine

2. Flawed reactor released 5% of radioactive core cause contamination to ecosystems and thousands of deaths due to poisoning and thyroid cancer

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring

1. 1962

2. Environmental book on affects of DDT on environment, and top predators

Al Gores An Inconvinient Truth

1. 2006

2. Presentation about global warming, and increased international awareness

Greenpeace Save the Whale

1. 1970

2. Environmental pressure groups

3. Protests against environmental disasters

4. Increased in media coverage and political pressure

Stern Report

1. 2006

2. Economic consequence of climate change

ESS

Promote changing attitudes

Extenction Rebellion

Spreading inspiration for climate change via internet

UNEP

Raises environmental issues in conferences

Krill Harvesting in Southern Ocean

1. Produced food for farmed fish

2. Overfishing reaching tipping point in the system

3. Seals & Wales who feed on krill have lower breeding performances and health which may reduce its population

West African Monsoon

1. Increase of global temperature by 3-5 degrees cause a collapse of monsoon (heavy rainfall)

2. Sahara increase in mositure → greening

Boreal Forest (Taiga)

1. Increase in global temperatures of 3 degrees cause loss of boreal forest

2. Due to increase water stress, decreased plant respiration rate, and wild fire.

Disturbance of tall grass prairie (USA)

1. Systems have high biodiversity, complex food webs, and deep soils which ensures its stability and prevents it from reaching tipping point.

2. North American wheat farming replaced native ecosystem → monoculture

3. Crop pests and fire appear → low biodiversty and low resilience

Three Gorges Dame, Yangtze River (China)

1. Built in 1993-2009: Largest hydroelectric dam that does not emit any GHG

2. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): social cons of resettlement (flooding), effects on sedimentation (reduced water speed), effects of landslides.

3. EIA: 47 Endangered species in area, fish economy damaged

4. EIA: Did not reduce feasibility of project, positive impact on environment and national economy outweighed negative impact