Quick review
- I=PAT
- factors are interrelated - demographic transition example
- population as a driver
- compounding impacts of increased rate of consumption, for example in energy
- energy structures society / changes in energy will require changes in society
Environmental impact is felt most severly by the poorest in our society
- What can we do?
- Acknowledge that this is controversial
- Bertolt Brecht - "First comes a full stomach, then ethics."
- Look for problems, examine our lives, look for ways to help.
- It's not about guilt or shaming.
- "With great power comes great responsibility." Either Voltaire or Spiderman
- With privelege goes responsibiltiy" John F. Kennedy
- noblesse obigle
- many others
Theme of this course is that there may be little changes that we can explore that will help ourselves AND others.
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