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Environment vs. Growth,True/False tradeoff
Rosalie TsuiVivi YeHKBU-POLS 1120Instructor: Prof. Michael E. DeGolyer
Today’s Situation
After Financial Tsunami
Comparison- Poor Country > 670 million still living on <
US$1 per day > 600 million without safe
drinking water 1.9 billion without sanitation 800 million without electricity
or access to clean energy Millions still susceptible to
diseases and high maternal death rates
Rich Country
Natural Capital Decline Large areas of land
in various stages of degradation
Shrinking natural forests
Water extraction rates unsustainably high
Biodiversity decline Marine resources
vulnerable
Serious Environment Problem Urban quality of
life is threatened Declining water
quality Increasing health
threats from air pollution
Growing problems in human settlements
Sustainable Development
EconomicGrowth Environment
Protection
Sustainable Development
Sustained growth
Sustainable Growth
Solution to Sustainable Development
GREEN GROWTH
Improve eco-efficiency Economy1) To satisfy the under-devel
op countries needs by lower waste and resources.
2) Developed countries should share some of the technologies and skills to under-developed ones.
Environment1) Should add on having env
ironmental costs in socio-economic development
2) Educate citizen to aware on environment protection
Surgery
Economic
GrowthEnvironment
Protection
1) Promote Green Business
2) Growth for environment = cost or burden of environment
Conclusion: If we don’t want the following occurs…
As we should have a balance on economic growth and environmental development, both of them should not be ignored.
Then, we could make our conclusion to our topic.
Environment VS. Growth
False Tradeoff
Reference
1) Public Priorities: Environment vs. Economic Growth
http://www.gallup.com/poll/15820/public-priorities-environment-vs-economic-growth.aspx
2) Marketing Charts
http://www.marketingcharts.com/direct/economic-growth-vs-environment-push-come-to shove-growth-wins-5471
3) Green Growth
http://www.greengrowth.org/
4) Economic Growth versus the Environment
Judith A. Cherni, 2002.”Economic Growth versus the Environment”
5) Economic Growth and the environment
Kjell Arne Brekke,1997. “ Economic Growth and the environment”