Environmentalism Flashcards
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What is climate change?
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A main focus of environmental global governance in reducing the harmful impact of human activity and pollution in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Key changes have been the growing amount of carbon emissions
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Why is global governance needed?
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Every states contributes in some way and every state is affected and therefore need to have an impact in solving the problem
3
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What is the Global Commons?
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- High seas
- Atmosphere
- Polar Regions
- Outer Space
4
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How are the global commons protected?
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UN Convention on the Laws of the Seas - includes laws that prevent the pollution of seas and setting out limits of state’s territorial waters.
UN Framework on Climate Change
