Week 9: Climate change

Question 1

Currie and Deschenes

Answer 1

(2016) - Policies and education

2 points:

1. Disproportional share of the burden (developing countries = more at risk)
2. Children = left out of decisionmaking

Question 2

Stanley and Farrant

Answer 2

(2015) - Corporate greed

2 points:

1. Factors driving climate change = same as ones driving corporate greed, excessive individual wealth and inequalities
2. Actors = social, workplace, community, family, political, economic etc = all interacting

Question 3

Dietz et al.

Answer 3

(2016) - Ethics

2 points:

1. Ethics = how we value future generation’s welfare
2. Balance between interests of current and future generations

Question 4

Sheffield and Landrigan

Answer 4

(2011) - Public Health

2 points:

1. Climate change increases global burden of diseases
2. Need public health interventions

Question 5

Lecture

Answer 5

1. Paris Agreement (2015) - 193 countries signed