Environmental Economics Flashcards

1
Q

In 1994, who was the leading seller of carpet tiles? And who was it led by?

A

Interface Carpet/ Ray Anderson

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2
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How many tons of landfill waste per day were created by making carpet?

A

6tons

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3
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What did carpet production create?

A

Air and water pollution

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4
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What epiphany did Ray have?

A

He can’t continue to consume more than the environment can renew.

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5
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Land needed to provide resources and assimilate/absorb waste

A

Ecological foot print

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How is the ecological footprint of a population determined?

A

By size and the amount of resources used/person

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7
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What must re realize about our resources?

A

They come from nature.

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8
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If we are using our natural capital quicker than it’s being reproduced where will future income come from?

A

There won’t be any

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9
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What is a method Interface used to become more sustainable?

A

Bio mimicry, they replaced glue with lizard technology

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10
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What is biomimicry?

A

Replicate something that already occurs in nature

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11
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Between 1994-2006 what changes did Interfere make

A

Efficient heating, solar tubes, skylights, tac tile adhesive, recycling carpet.

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12
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What percentage did Interfaces fossil fuel and total energy decline by?

A

Energy = 43%.
Fossil fuel = 55%.

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13
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How much waste was diverted from landfills due to recycling carpet?

A

100,000 tons

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14
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What was Ray Anderson’s pathway to sustainability?

A

Eliminate waste
Benign emissions
Utilizing Renewable energy
Recycling
Efficient transportation
Sensitizing stakeholders
Redesigning commerce

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15
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Can not be used for something else?

A

Use value

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16
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Can be used in various ways?

A

Nonuse value

17
Q

Resources used directly?

A

Direct use value

18
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Resources used indirectly?

A

Indirect use value

19
Q

Our future possible use?

A

Option value

20
Q

Future generations possible use?

A

Bequest value

21
Q

Right of existence?

A

Existence value

22
Q

What percent of pharmaceutical drugs are derived from nature?

23
Q

Meet present needs without preventing future generations from meeting their needs is ?

A

sustainable development

24
Q

Economic Discounting: Do we care more about the immediate benefits or do we give more weight to longer term benefits?

A

We care more about the immediate because the future is not promised.

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A third paryy gets the benefits or consequences but has nothing to do with the initial transaction
Externalities
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What happens when marketplace inefficiency occurs?
Market failure
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What causes market failure?
Imperfect knowledge, environmental externalities
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When prices that do not reflect the full cost of their transactions are generated?
Inefficienct transactions
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How can ecological market failure happen?
Does not have defined property rights Users exploit the resource