Environmental Sustainability (Grade 12 NSC Matric Economics): Flashcards
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Command & Control (CAC) in environmental policy
Command & Control (CAC) in environmental policy
Direct govt approach with specific laws & regulations
Conservation definition
Conservation definition
Wise use of resources with managed, sustainable use allowed
Preservation definition
Preservation definition
Keeping resources completely untouched, no economic use
Key difference: conservation vs preservation
Key difference: conservation vs preservation
Conservation allows managed use; preservation prohibits all use
Environmental sustainability definition
Environmental sustainability definition
Balancing today's needs whilst ensuring future resource access
Pollution in environmental economics
Pollution in environmental economics
Waste released faster than nature can process and absorb it
UNCED (Earth Summit) year and purpose
UNCED (Earth Summit) year and purpose
1992 conference on global environmental cooperation
Why UNCED was significant
Why UNCED was significant
Recognised environmental problems cross borders, need global action
Example of Command & Control regulation
Example of Command & Control regulation
Banning harmful chemicals or setting max emission limits
Why markets alone can't solve pollution
Why markets alone can't solve pollution
Businesses don't pay full cost of environmental damage they cause