Climate and Energy
These absorb and redirect heat radiated by Earth, warming the planet
Greenhouse gases
Price paid by a polluter to a government regulatory agency for every unit of carbon emitted
Carbon tax
This type of farming emphasizes growing a single crop to maximize profit
Monoculture
This determines whether mixed land uses are allowed in a community
zoning
This group of nations are responsible for most historic carbon emissions
Developed countries
Even when turned off, these still use energy
Vampire appliances
one agent's actions affect a bystander’s
well-being and these actions are not reflected through the price mechanism
Externality
This toxic metal's presence in drinking water launched environmental justice protests in Flint, Michigan?
Lead
Despite the housing crisis nationally, Cleveland has an abundance of this
vacant lots and buildings
Individuals, acting in their own self interest, overexploit a shared resource
The tragedy of the commons
The biggest direct impact of climate change on Oberlin, Ohio
Heat
Our tendency to seek out evidence that primarily confirms our beliefs, rather than evidence that disconfirms them.
Confirmation bias
In Zimbabwe, this was a centerpiece of agricultural decolonization
land redistribution
The US and Canada successfully used this to reduce sulfur dioxide and acid rain
An emissions trading program
A farming and ranching practice that aims to restore and improve the health of the soil, water, and biodiversity
Regenerative Agriculture
The two steps required to reduce total energy use
Reducing consumption and increasing efficiency
Core social motives (name at least 3)
Belonging, understanding, control, esteem, trust
$50 billion in US government subsidies was given to which agricultural industry between 1995 and 2021, versus $30 million for plant-based proteins?
livestock
A regulatory agency prioritizes the interests of the industry it regulates over the interest of the public
Regulatory capture
An organization intended to provide billions for developing countries to mitigate and adapt to climate change
The Green Climate Fund
The causes and impacts of this type of problem on human societies are distributed across the boundaries and jurisdictions of individual states
A global commons problem
Total economic value includes these market-and-non-market sources
Direct use value, indirect use value, option value, bequest value, existence value
Traditionally, the different types of environmental justice
Distributive, Procedural, Corrective, Decolonial, Reparative, Restorative
How chemical and food safety is governed in Europe, but not the US
The precautionary principle
Ways of eating responsibly, per Wendell Berry
Participate in food production, prepare your own food, learn where it comes from, learn what is involved in industrial food production, learn about sustainable food production, learn about the history of food, know your local farmers