Personal Behaviour & Collective Action (Leaving Cert CASD): Flashcards
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Personal environmental behaviours
Personal environmental behaviours
Individual lifestyle choices (recycling, diet, travel)
Collective & systemic environmental action
Collective & systemic environmental action
Policies, laws, movements targeting root causes
Carbon footprint definition
Carbon footprint definition
Total greenhouse gases produced by one's lifestyle
Main limitation of personal environmental action
Main limitation of personal environmental action
Small overall impact compared to systemic issues
3 barriers to environmental action accessibility
3 barriers to environmental action accessibility
Wealth, location, social position
Types of collective environmental action
Types of collective environmental action
Gov policies, intl agreements, corporate regulation, activism
Examples of environmental social movements
Examples of environmental social movements
Fridays for Future, Extinction Rebellion
Why collective action has greater impact
Why collective action has greater impact
Tackles root causes of environmental problems
Individual roles beyond personal impact
Individual roles beyond personal impact
Join campaigns, vote, sign petitions, be role models
Systemic drivers of climate change
Systemic drivers of climate change
Capitalism, extractivism, wealth inequality