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Chapter 8 + 9
- Capitalism triumphs - ability to innovate.
- New large-scale technologies develop,
takes on a global form.
- Makes more demands on environment.
- The energy intensity of
these continuing
capitalist systems
needs to be reversed -
for humankind to
survive.
- Transport costs.
- Global growth is
environmentally
unsustainable
- To stop global warming, high-energy intensive production
systems will suffer=decline in economic growth.
- To stop global warming, high-energy intensive production
systems will suffer=decline in economic growth.
- The energy intensity of
these continuing
capitalist systems
needs to be reversed -
for humankind to
survive.
- Makes more demands on environment.
- New large-scale technologies develop,
takes on a global form.
- Marx 'reserve army of labour'
- Technical progress was labour saving.
- 'Race to the bottom' - those who do not have unique
skills to offer - global competition & wage decrease.
- While those who do, command higher wages - widening
the gap between rich & poor.
- As globalisation has deepened the
distribution of income has become
more unequal.
- As globalisation has deepened the
distribution of income has become
more unequal.
- While those who do, command higher wages - widening
the gap between rich & poor.
- 'Race to the bottom' - those who do not have unique
skills to offer - global competition & wage decrease.
- Technical progress was labour saving.
- Solutions
- Higher energy prices?
- Gap between rich & poor will increase.
- Gap between rich & poor will increase.
- Reduce material
consumption in
Global North.
- Especially as developing nations are growing.
- Especially as developing nations are growing.
- Redistributing wealth of economic growth across the population.
- Higher energy prices?
- Climate change.
- Increase of greenhouse emissions.
- Producing too
much for Earth to
re-absorb naturally.
- Deforestation increases CO2.
- Increase of agriculture
- Increase of agriculture
- Warm the Earth
- Since the Ind. Rev. - burning of fossil
fuels release CO2 into the atmosphere.
- To provide energy.
- To provide energy.
- Due to
population
rises & rise in
industrial
production.
- Producing too
much for Earth to
re-absorb naturally.
- Rising sea-levels - melting glaciers.
- Problems for global South (poorer nations)
- More vulnerable to changes.
- Pacala (climate scientist) says 7% richest people
emit half of greenhouse gases - so need to be
responsible and reduce if targets are to be met.
- 3 billion poorest people emit next to nothing.
- 3 billion poorest people emit next to nothing.
- More vulnerable to changes.
- Problems for global South (poorer nations)
- Scientists have proven it's a
very real problem.
- With extreme
weather=droughts,
floods, storms.
- Governments
aren't tackling
the issue
properly - just
want votes so
tackle
short-term
problems.
- Who is going to be happy giving up their
lifestyles they have now - to save energy
for future generations?
- Who is going to be happy giving up their
lifestyles they have now - to save energy
for future generations?
- Increase of greenhouse emissions.
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