POLSCI 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Ozone Depletion, Carbon Tax, Market Failure
30 Oct 2018
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As most of us are already aware, the earth is currently experiencing multiple environmental crises: A recognition that environmental issues are political issues, not merely scientific issues. Human action is held to be the root cause of the environmental problem. There are different underlying orientations regarding the correct course of action. Mainstream environmentalists conceptualize the problem as being one of public goods. The appropriate response to market failure in this context: market environmentalism. Market forces (combined with government regulation) can play a role in reaching environmental goals. In the case of green house warming, consider. Green house warming: the politics of policy making. In the canadian context, any policy solution to an environmental problem (like. Green house warming) must confront the reality of federalism. There always the potential that a political divide will develop between the. This can have an impact on the policy response. There are additional political complications associated with international environmental agreements:
