Sustainable Development

Question 1

how has General Electric became more sustainable?

Answer 1

created new policies to reduce water consumption by recycling water

recycled water is used in boilers and cooling systems

they saved enough water to fill 3,000 Olympic sized swimming pools

Question 2

sustainable transport schemes

Answer 2

park and ride schemes in Newcastle

cycle lanes in London

congestion charging in London

encouraging car sharing in Milton Keynes

Question 3

effects of oil extraction in Ecuador

Answer 3

toxic waste or oil spillages may be discharged into water supplies - when consumed it increases the chance of stomach cancer

companies are foreign owned and profits are taken abroad, little money is used to improve local living standards

habitats destroyed - loss of biodiversity - periwinkle which was used to treat cancer is now endangered

waste sulfur and oil sludge damages the environment

Question 4

responses to oil extraction in Ecuador

Answer 4

nature reserves set up

ecotourism set up to raise awareness and bring money into the economy

replanting areas to re-establish habitats

Texaco payed $40 million to cover its share of the damage

Question 5

logging in Cameroon

Answer 5

roads created by legal logging companies gave access to the rain forest for illegal hunters and loggers

local Baka work in saw mills without protective clothing, toxic products that kill parasites and fungus can be breathed into their lungs