Introduction Flashcards
1
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Reasons for the rise of sustainability
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- Media pressure
- Major disasters
- Short-term practices costly to society and firms
- Population growth
- Climate change
2
Q
Climate change
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A change of climate which is attributed directly or indirectly to human activity that alters the composition of the global atmosphere and which is in addition to natural climate variability observed over comparable time periods
3
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Risks of climate change
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- Rising sea level
- Desertification
- Extreme weather events
- Harm to essential ecosystems
