SOC 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Sales Tax, Neoliberalism, Corporate Tax
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The issues: increasing green house gases (ghg) Risen in the latest 250years especially the last 50years. From burning of fossil fuels and co2 emissions. More co in the air today than at any time in the last 650,000 years. 2 i. make the connection between increasing green house gases (ghg) and. Used to maximize surplus value through expanded production: make the connection between increasing green house gases (ghg) and developing. China, india, brazil entering the advanced capitalist orbit: rising temperature of the earth. Risen by 0. 74c; most in past 50 years. 3c rise for this century of warming if not reversed: impact of global warming on natural systems: Heat waves, violent storms, extreme weather, forrest res, hurricanes, tornados, tsunamis: on water. Decline in fresh water resources, increase in oods: on food and forest products. Droughts and oods effect production: on ecosystems. Independence of plat and animal species: on coastal areas and low lying areas.