Lecture 14 Flashcards
What did Thomas Malthus write about in 1798 and realise?
Wrote about existence of natural limits to human activity
Realised max pop>capacity for food production
What did Arthur pigous write about in 1920 and what did he distinguish between?
Suggested polluters should pay a tax equal to the damage they have caused
Distinguished between private, external and social costs
What did Rachel Carson publish a book about in 1962?
About the use of chemicals (eg. Pesticides) and predicted catastrophe of current practices remained
What did Kenneth Boulding publish an article on in 1966?
Published article examining relationship between production, resource depletion and environmental degradation
What did Donella and Dennis Meadows publish a report on in 1972?
Published a report estimating future impact of continuous economy growth - predicted complete collapse due to exhaustion of fossil fuels
What is the anti growth stance?
Believes environmental limits to growth are real and due to finite fossil fuels
What is the pro growth position?
Believes technological advance will allow people to solve any problems thrown their way
3 factors that affect whether the pro growth position is correct?
Rate of technological progress
Future changes in composition of production
Possibility of substitution of resources
Learn environmental Kuznets curve?
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Learn pollution and GDP graph
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Explain why the local pollutants line peaks lower?
Because local pollutants have to be dealt with immediately tf happens at a lower per capita income
Explain why global pollutants are only reduced at higher per capita income? (2)
They have a widened impact tf countries have no direct incentive to reduce them (free rider problem)
Also other than CFCs these emissions are very are to remove tf higher turning points
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