FRHD 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: United Nations Conference On Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals, Deodorant

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Family Relations and Human Development
• Course: FRHD 1010
• Professor: Lindzie O Reilly

Document Summary

= organisms sharing a physical and chemical environment: interrelationship between land, air, water, wildlife, human beings and activities, we live in a closed ecosystem (the resources we have need to be recycled and reused) = a country"s ordinal rank relative to other organization of economic cooperation and development. = a natural phenomenon where co2 acts like a greenhouse and allows a small amount of solar radiation through the. Earth"s atmosphere, trapping it so heat generates warmth for the earth. Effects of climate change: rising food costs flooding in alberta in 2013 migrating salmon stocks in bc increased transportation costs. It is a sustained increase in the average temperature of the earth"s atmosphere that causes changes in the global climate. Impacts: - severe drought allergenic pollens and fungal spores. International initiatives: kyoto protocol -first binding international agreement that set targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that causes climate change. Cap and trade is a tested and proven system for reducing pollution.