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    Climate Change, Kung Fu Pandas andVegielesbians

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    El Ni o L Ni

    M l ri D o t r ks for t irti

    R c t s rv ys prov t t w p l ss

    T xis r sti ki r

    Biki is r tti t i r

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    In t rly 80s t y w r is iss sstoned ippies, tree ers, eco-terrorists.T en Al Gore won t e No el eace rize.

    ario s causes li ate angeand ar on( ar on ootprints), Ani al Rights ( ETA),Biodiversity (WW and Greenpeace)

    Generally less divided than thegender

    ovement although they do not agree withmeans

    rior to Hurricane atrina, many scientistswere proving that Glo al Warming

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    Wedo not know what theeffects ofenvironmental damage will e ButterflyEffect

    recautionary rinciple Thegovernmentmust e risk averseespecially when theextent of risk is unknown (extension of statepaternalism)

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    Pro lem of political will Hyper olicDiscounting

    Should people e forced to work for the

    environment? Sustainabledevelopment concept

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    Natural selection Should weallow speciesto die?

    Zoos and preservation Xiang Xiang, the

    ung uPanda Jurassic Park Model - loning of extinct

    species

    Effects of less biodiversity onecosystem

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    Rights aregrantedbased onhow resonanttheanimal is to humans arbitrary

    Whendo grant rights? Participation in

    society? Reciprocity? Should wego vegetarian?

    Militant vs Moderate Animal Rights Activism

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    GreenhouseEffect

    Depletion of the Ozone layer

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    NorthPolemelting will NOT cause sea levelsto rise

    Other Theories:

    Stopping of the thermohaline process

    Global Dimming

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    El Nino and La Nina

    Desertification

    Coral Bleaching

    MigrationPatterns Butterflies and Bats

    Increased Disease incidences

    Melanoma

    Weird Weather PatternsAlgae Bloom

    Crop stability

    Polar Bears

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    Annex 1 Countries areexpected to reducetheir carbon rates by less than 5% of 1990standards

    Controversy inmeasurement Per Countrymeasure or Per Capitameasure

    Covers mostly carbon through industry(criticized for not covering transportation

    anddeforestation) Establisheda carbon quota scheme

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    Carbon quota is the countrys 1990 carbonemission rate

    Credits aredistributed to corporations

    Corporations have several options: reducepollution, buy unused quota or engage inCDMS

    Clean Development Mechanisms are primarily

    done in the third world carbon sinks

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    Carbon 1 CarbonCredit

    Methane 6 CarbonCredits

    Sulfur Hexaflouride 2700 CarbonCredits

    ThereareCarbonStock Markets and unds Eurofundand yoto und

    Current price is around $32 per ton. If the USjoins, the price will rise to $55

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    Additive to normal fuel which is fullycombustibleanddoes not utilize oil or coal

    Commonexamples: cocodiesel, ethanol, corn

    and jathropaReduces carbonemission

    Controversial for raising the price of cornand other commodities

    Arable landand forests arebeing convertedinto biofuel plantations

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    The transformation of energy supply fromcoal/oil to solar, hydroelectric, windandother renewable sources

    Civil Nuclear technology is not beingconsidered to meet yoto standards butresearch shows that it is not carbon free

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    Congestion problem sewage, trash, airpollutionandepidemics

    Supply problem Carrying capacity

    diminished Solid particulates in theair

    Natural Beauty disappearing

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    Tangiblemeasures Cost of the lumber, fish,etc

    Willingness to Pay

    Willingness to AcceptGreen GDP

    Carbon ootprints

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    We only have one planet onehome Pataytayo