Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
Sociology
• What is Sociology?
• Environmental inequalities
Economic Explanations
• corporations do not intentionally discriminate
• Gender
women have been the most visible and vocal advocates for
the environmental justice movement
– New ODS?
– Relation to climate change.
– CFCs and HCFCs in developing
countries – will complete phase-outs
really occur ?
– Methyl bromide – exemptions.
– Ozone levels will slowly recover over
next few decades.
Differences
• Disconnect between science and policy.
• Uncertain future projections.
• Climate responses to GHG have longer time scales.
• No equivalent “Dread Factor”
• No viable energy substitute
• Incomplete international participation
• No accepted plan for developing world
• No equivalent to Farman et al. 1985 paper - observation
of catastrophic change.
• CO2 problem is much bigger in every way: Impacts,
mitigation.
BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus
BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus
Any Lessons learned?