Sustainability (Junior Cert CSPE): Flashcards
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Resources from ecosystems
Resources from ecosystems
Food, clean water, oxygen, raw materials
Sustainable development (UN 1987 definition)
Sustainable development (UN 1987 definition)
Development meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet theirs
Ecological footprint measures
Ecological footprint measures
Land, water, and resources used by person/community
Planets needed if all lived like average Irish person
Planets needed if all lived like average Irish person
Three planets
Number of UN SDGs
Number of UN SDGs
17 goals
Year UN adopted SDGs
Year UN adopted SDGs
2015
Earth Overshoot Day 2023 date
Earth Overshoot Day 2023 date
2nd August
The 3 Rs in sustainability
The 3 Rs in sustainability
Reuse, recycle, buy less plastic
Paris Agreement global warming limit
Paris Agreement global warming limit
1.5°C
Ireland plastic bag levy (2002) result
Ireland plastic bag levy (2002) result
90% reduction in usage in one year