Environmental Issues and Biodiversity (C9)

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

of variety of species in a certain area

Question 2

Climate change

Answer 2

Rise in average temp on Earth, primarily caused by fossil fuel emissions

Question 3

What are environmental issues and give examples of them and different groups that regard these issues?

Answer 3

Issues regarding the environment; E.g. Climate change, factory toxin pollution, deforestation, etc.; Companies, workers, Aboriginal peoples, etc.

Question 4

How do governance, economics and environmental issues interact?

Answer 4

Laws protect environment somewhat, economic decisions (consumerism) impact environment, legislation defines borders of econ. decisions

Question 5

What are GHGs

Answer 5

Greenhouse gases

Question 6

What is climate change?

Answer 6

• rise in average Earth temp due to GHGs in atmosphere
• GHGs come from fossil fuels - sea levels, severe weather, bad ecosystems
• U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Question 7

CO2 Emissions:

Answer 7

Provincial analysis Alberta (coal), Ontario (manufacturing), can have political/economic decision (laws/demand for green) to reduce emissions

Question 8

Kyoto Protocol

Answer 8

• International climate change plan agreement (Canada yes, US no); Conservative care less, Liberal more

Question 9

Case study: Woodland Caribou

Answer 9

• Operation kills ecosystem, caribou threatened species
• Businesses, Aboriginal people, environ. groups, govts, unions have stakes in caribou issue

Question 10

Lever

Answer 10

(In context of society) A means of accomplishing something, or a way to apply pressure (e.g. Markets, laws, International agreements)