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Political Ecology:
Seeks to answer how environmental problems are produced.
The degradation and marginalization thesis
Outside actors can lead to resources becoming unsustainable
The conservation and control thesis
Conservation can lead to outside control but also limit local control over resources
The environmental conflicts and control thesis
Not having clear boundaries on who can and cannot have access can lead to instability and internal conflict.
Political objects and actors thesis
We do not change the environment, but the environment can influence who we are in society.
Pros and cons of technocracy
Pro: More flexibility and responsiveness
Cons: Those with economic means are more likely to be in power.
Terraforming
Modifying the atmosphere and temperature of another planet to similar conditions to those on Earth.
Geoengineering
Intervention in Earth’s climate system to control global warming
Carbon capture storage
Capturing CO2 during the energy-generating process and storing it so it does not go into the atmosphere
Multilateral Climate Agreements
An international agreement between three or more countries pursuing a common goal.
Green New Deal
A plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Climate Reparations
Global South countries are suffering worse consequences from Climate change as a result of Global North activities
Degrowth
A plan to reduce energy and material consumption in the Global North nations.
Environmental justice
How disadvantaged groups often bear environmental consequences that they did not cause
Fossil Fuel Divestment
A social movement to pressure social, political, and economic institutions to reduce their involvement in fossil fuel extraction
Sunrise movement
Youth-led movement to support politicians who oppose fossil fuel industries
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)
Culture is handed down through generations using language, songs, stories, and beliefs.