Sustainability
Name any of the 17 UN sustainable development goals
No poverty, zero hunger, good health and wellbeing, quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, decent work and economic growth, industry innovation and infrastructure, reduced inequalities, sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption and production, climate action, life below water, life on land, peace justice and strong institutions, partnership for the goals
What would an example of upstream waste be for a plastic water bottle?
Emissions or pollution from the resin production process for making the plastic
What is lobbying?
Trying to persuade a government decision maker to make a certain decision
What is environmental justice?
The act of ensuring all people have access to clean air, water, and land, regardless of race, ethnicity, or income
What was the purpose of the Montreal convention?
Address the hole in the ozone
Explain how leachate is created
Rainwater mixes with garbage in landfills
What is sovereignty?
A nation's ability to make policies and carry out actions within a certain territory
What type of pollution, often associated with industrial facilities and transportation, has been shown to disproportionately affect the health of environmental justice communities?
Air pollution
What are the three pillars of the triple bottom line model?
Economic prosperity, environmental protection, social justice (people, place, profit)
What did the Basel convention do?
Restricted shipping waste to less developed countries
What is the biggest intergovernmental organization (IGO) in the world?
the United Nations
What phrase describes the disproportionate placement of polluting industries and hazardous waste sites in communities of color and low-income areas?
Environmental racism
What commission defined sustainability as "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"
the Brundtland Commission
12%
What is the most important feature of a single member district plurality system in terms of elections?
Winner takes all
What are the three main branches of the environmental health field?
Epidemiology, toxicology, and public health
What type of chemical pollutant did Rachel Carson's Silent Spring play a role in banning?
CFCs (chlorfluorocarbons)
How many square miles is the great Pacific garbage patch?
10 million
Name three of the five Ps of incentives
Prescriptive regulations, payments, penalties, property rights, persuasion
What summit developed the Principles of Environmental Justice?
the First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit