Lesson 4 Flashcards
According to them, the grave risk of global warning was already anticipated but it has been long ignored
Paul Ehrlich and Anne Ehrlich
Is most felt by the poorest regions in the planet
Climate change impact
The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines
Super Typhoon Yolanda
International name of Super Typhoon Yolanda
Haiyan
How many did Yolanda kill?
more than 6000 people
How many did Yolanda injur?
27,000
winds of Yolanda
195 mph
Yolanda is equivalent to a Category __ storm
Category 5 storm
Places that Yolanda hit
Tacloban and Ormoc
Yolanda displaced how many people?
4.1 million people
How many homes did Yolanda destroy?
1.2 million homes
Is a different way of looking at man’s relationship w/ nature
Deep ecology
In this sense is grounded in the interrelatedness of the species as a co-inhabitants in the planet
Deep ecology
Should carry the heavier responsibility in terms of mitigating the impact of global warming on poor nations
Industrial nations
Cooperation of ___ ___ is important in order to achieve the greater interest of humanity which is to save the planet
every government
The greater interest of humanity
save the planet
Is to keep asking more searching questions about the real meaning of human life, society, and nature
Deep ecology
The source of the ideas of deep ecology
Oriental
Oriental has two important aspects, name them
Self-realization and biocentric equality
Is a spiritual in nature.
Self-realization
Means that all things in the biosphere develop to reach their own unfolding or self-realization
Biocentric equality
have no right to destroy nature just to serve their very selfish ends
Human beings
Bequeathed upon people the moral obligation to take care of all beings, including all non-sentient beings
God
Have simply looked on old spiritual practice and enlightenment as essentially subjective
Western philosophers and intellectuals
The ____ is that it seeks to solve our environmental problems in a holistic way
value of deep ecology
Are in contrast with the dominant world view of technocratic industrial societies
Ecological consciousness and deep ecology
We are always one with nature
Deep ecology
It’s holistic in the sense that is fuses together the spiritual and material aspect of human life
Deep ecology
Is simply a caretake of his environment
Man
Cannot claim of having full ownership of the creation around him
Humans
God created things around man, most especially the world in which he dwells, not for him to ____, ____, or ____, but to use in a responsible way
abuse, manipulate, or exploit
Requires that all improvements in the economic, scientific, physical, and social infrastructure of any country should not cause any huge harm to the environment
Sustainable development
It respects the relationship between human beings and their environment
Sustainable development
In sustainable development, this is always the given priority
harmony with nature
This is all about how people must design livable communities that freely interact with the natural environment
stewardship
Seeks to prioritize human needs above all
Anthropocentrism
From the ____, the destructive nature of mining makes it less of an ideal.
point of view of sustainable development
Our ____ to the environment and the attempt of using it at our own disposal indicates that we have no one else to blame on our environmental problems except ourselves
self-centered approach
States that the problem is about human selfishness
Mary Midgley
Is the paradigm that puts the human being above all else as the master of the planet
Anthropocentrism
Meaning of CFC
Chlorofluorocarbon
It has been identified as one of the causes of the gaping hole in the ozone layer
CFC
The U.S, being an industrial nation, accounts for ho many percent of carbon emission?
25.8%
Has currently overtaken the US as the biggest carbon emitter in the world
China
The Earth’s temperature is expected to rise by how many degrees Celsius by year 2050?
2.5 degrees celsius
The protocol was aimed at a fair distribution of responsibility of burden sharing
Kyoto Protocol
In order to effectively respond to the grave threat posed by abnormal weather patterns and disturbance caused by climate change, industrialized countries, except US, have signed this protocol in 1997.
Kyoto Protocol
Has been on top in meeting its carbon targets by 2020
Europe
This country takes the lead in the development and use of green energy
Germany
Are an important factor in the discussions on climate change.
Human rights
Are inalienable rights and entitlements that all emanate from our basic humanity
Human rights
Refers to the fair treatment of all people and the freedom from discrimination with the creation of policies and projects that seek to address and mitigate climate change, especially in the developing world.
Climate justice
The most fundamental task at hand of humans is to recognize the above what?
moral responsibility
