SUPA earth system science quiz 2

Anthropocentrism

an approach to ethics where more concerns are focused on the interests of humans

biocentrism

an approach to ethics where the interests of all living things are considered

boycott

the act of withholding your buying power from a company to motivate change

cap and trade

the government sets max allowable emission standard (cap) and creates a market to buy or trade used/unused emissions

demand

how much consumers desire or are willing to pay for a good

Deontological Ethics

an approach that establishes duties that ought to be upheld and rights that ought to be protected

Earth Charter

UN outline in 2000

Ecocentrism

an approach to ethics concerned with all the living and nonliving components of ecosystems

economic system

chain of exchange. Shape production distribution

ecosystem services

value to benefits derived from a functioning ecosystem

ethics

moral principles that guide behavior

Externaility

all the costs and benefits of goods and services

Intrinstic Value

value in and of itself

Jevons paradox

efficiency gains in the use of a resource can lower the cost which causes consumption to go up

market

a system that brings buyers and sellers together

policy

laws, regulations, and rulings that govern behavior

public good

can't be profitably produced because everyone benefits

supply

total quantity of a good or service

Tragedy of the Commons

shared resources become overexploited and degraded. They need management conservation

Utilitarianism

defines what is right by what would do the most good (or the least harm) to the greatest number of people