Climate Change Assignment (PDF)
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Climate Change Assignment (PDF)
Added on 2021-04-21
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Name:Course:Professor:Date: The main purpose of the book, This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein is to show the way climate change is affecting the world and how different laws have been unable to tackle the issue effectively. The main goal of the author in this book is to show that efforts are needed to tackle climate change and reduce the negative effects which are being experienced. In addition, Klein looks at the climate change problem from the negative effects which are being experienced. The author notes different situations which different countries have failed to tackle the climate change and the root of the chaos in them. On the hand, in the chapter 7 and conclusion of the book Toxic loopholes by Craig Collins shows the way the world has been unable to deal with climate change. The author writes to show the key loopholes which are available and making it hard to tackle the climate change. The author analyzes the different strategies used to deal with climate change and the perspective from different stakeholders. Theyhighlight how the different stakeholders and countries are able to take the advantage of the systems to benefit themselves. Both authors in the books are able to agree that climate change is real and serious. Klein notes that 97 percent of scientists do agree that climate change is currently happening. In this, they are able to agree that different actions need to be taken against climate change. In their argument, they are able to show that failure to control the effect will leadto levels where the world will have no control.
Moreover, Craig notes that there are different environmental agreements which are virtually futile (Eli 10). This means that the governments cannot be relied to enforce these agreements and achieve the great results in them. Craig notes that there are four theories which can be used to explain the prospect of environmental cooperation (Collins 190). This shows that the author agrees that it has been difficult to deal with the prevailing problem. The author notes that the superpowers such as US cannot take care of environment. It notes that even with negotiation agreements, the solution will not be achieved from the superpowers. On the other hand, Klein notes that the available emission systems are able to make it hard to solve the issues of climate change. Additionally, he notes that the legal framework has failed to curb the existing manage of environmental pollution. The book notes that the available laws and enforcing agencies have failed and therefore unable to meet the different targets concerning climate changemitigation. It notes how weak the laws are and the available loopholes together with regulations ignorance is rampant in the system. Klein sees that the available laws are key roadblocks in achieving the targets to mitigate the climate change. Moreover, the book brings out the comparison of capitalism and climate change laws. According to Richard Rothschild, the set policies on global warming are only there to attack the middle class American capitalism (Joel 9). Nevertheless, on the same point, there are those who are against the global warming being caused by human beings. Marc Morano, and Chris Horner are some of key vocals who argue that human beings are not responsible to the global warming effect and therefore there is no need to have international bodies regulating the same. Moreover, Bob Carter even goes ahead to question whether there is global warming happening. This side of denial has been able to come up with different views on what is causing climate change. Craig uses the theories to show that different perspectives are key roadblocks in
dealing with climate change. Some of the theories used include the Neorealism theory and neoliberism theory. Neorealism is widely used for the international relations and considers dubious ventures and hazardous ones. The theory states that every nation is entrenched in an anarchic international system which lacks global peacekeeping authority. The nation has to have power in order to defend its interests and its existence and help them to achieve what they want (Wendell 59). Craig holds that such power is relative since it can be meaningfully measured and employed to potential threat, obstacles and adversaries. In addition, Craig notes that we are in a dog-eat-dog world of politics and the neorealists discourage the prolonged cooperation among nations. The book notes that the nations do engage on temporary security agreements which prove to be advantageous in gaining power and help to overcome mutual rivals (Collins 234). Craig notes that cooperation to protect environment is not a gain-gain situation. She notes that it requires sacrifice, limitation of countries sovereignty and maneuverability loss. She adds that keysacrifices such as pollution taxes and regulations are never popular to economic elites and therefore cannot be rely to attain the results against climate change. Craig uses these theories to show how difficult it has been to deal with climate change. Disagreements on the policies to be adopted are common in different nations. These disagreements are able to put on hold different implementations of the climate change policies. For instance, such disagreements are seen on the curbing of ozone depletion and therefore placing uncertainty on the end result. GHGs highlight that the earth will continues to be warmer for an indefinite period as long as the emissions continue at the current rates (Marc 8). Moreover,the chapter highlights that increase in emissions will accelerate the increase in warming. Nevertheless, the chapter also notes that reducing the emissions will likely have zero effect on warming (Collins 219). According to lag time, if emissions stop today, the effects will be felt 40
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