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International EnvironmentalPolitics

• Environmental policy is about whatgovernment does and does not do to

address environmental problems• Environmental politics is the clash ofvalues & interests that occurs in thecourse of formulating and implementing

policy• What does this suggest about international

environmental politics and policy?




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“ hird Generation! Issues

• Global in "cale• #ong$term in "cope

• "igni%cant "cienti%c ncertainty• #arge Economic "ta'es

•(omple) Institutional *anagement




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Global Environmental

Problems• (limate (hange• +,one -epletion

• .iodiversity #oss• +cean E)haustion




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W/0 1+ I*P+"E I1 E213 I+13#E14I2+1*E1 3# 2EG #3 I+1"?

• "overeignty• 1o "upra$1ational 3uthority

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+,one7 (8(s7 and *ontreal

• Why was it possible to construct aninternational

• regime to respond to +,one -epletion5 Immediate scope and tangibility of the problem5 "mall set of (8( producers

• Industry interested in product change

5 2elatively #ow (ost to Industry• 1o net economic impact on states

5 -eveloped$-eveloping states rift healed byfunding




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Global (limate 8luctuations




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9yoto reaty

• reaty e)t• G/G Emissions 2eductions

5 :;;< target year5 Industrial (ountries = > reduction from :;;<• emissions levels by @<:@

• " = A• European nion = B• Capan = D• Emissions trading allowed

5 Industriali,ing (ountries = voluntary reductions




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" G/G “Problem!

• ;< of " G/G emissions = fossilfuel combustion

• " reduction strategy must involve5 Energy e ciencyFconservation5 2emoving subsides from fossil fuel

e)tractionFproduction• H :<< billionFyearJ

5 -evelop alternative energy sources




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Policy Problem

• (onvincing the government there is aproblem

• -evising an eKective course of action• Getting other governments to do

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.iodiversity #oss

• (ontinental$"cale Ecosystem-estruction

5 /uman Population Growth5 Economic -evelopment

• *ining7 forestry7 agriculture

• Ebola virus 'illing oK 3frican primates• (limate (hange




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.iodiversity #oss

• (onsumptive se• .io$/omogeni,ation

5 Economic Globali,ation5 3lien Invasions

• 8ungus decimating amphibian populations• West 1ile 4irus decimating bird populations

5 Plus do,ens of other species

• "udden +a' -eath "yndrome• Wooly 3delgid




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+cean E)haustion

• (onsumption5 (ollapsing 8ish Populations5 “collateral damage

• #eatherbac' turtles

• Pollution5 Eutrophication

• -ying (oral reefs5 o)ins7 4iruses7 .acteria

• "ea otter decline

• /abitat destruction5 .ottom trawling5 (oastal wetlands

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