| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
200 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Current controversies
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 194-196) and index. |
| Contents |
Do individual consumption choices impact the environment? -- Overview: natural and human factors affect the environment / What's Your Impact -- Yes: individual consumption choices drive the economy and can encourage sustainable practices -- Individual household practices have a substantial impact on consumption / Nancy Bazilchuk -- Urban residents can help curb climate change by buying less stuff / Alejandra Borunda -- Individual consumption choices drive societal change / Steve Westlake -- Understanding which activities have a greater environmental impact can help reduce consumption / Morteza Taiebat and Ming Xu -- No: individuals are limited in their ability to positively impact the environment because corporations hold the power -- Government must do more to address climate change / Anders Levermann -- Corporations have the biggest impact on climate change / Joshua Axelrod -- Just 100 companies are to blame for over 70 percent of greenhouse gas emissions / Tess Riley -- Blaming individuals for climate change is inaccurate but convenient for corporations / Morten Fibieger Byskov -- Sustainability will not be possible until governments stop prioritizing economic growth / Federico Demaria -- Have companies effectively adopted sustainable practices? -- Overview: elements of sustainable business development / Fibre2Fashion -- Yes: it is beneficial for companies to focus on sustainability, and corporations are taking note -- Major companies are adopting sustainable practices / Jo Confino -- Top companies are motivated to go green / Rinkesh Kukreja -- Sustainability gives businesses a competitive edge / Knut Haanaes -- No: currently, most companies do not prioritize sustainability -- Companies are not doing enough to prevent climate change / Alison Moodie -- Companies are more focused on short-term profitability than long-term environmental impacts / Andrew Winston -- New corporate leadership is necessary for businesses to go green / David Broadstock -- Should consumption and production be regulated? -- Overview: international efforts to support sustainable consumption and production / United Nations Environment Programme -- Yes: regulation is necessary to successfully implement sustainable policies -- The government is responsible for ecological conservation / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations -- Enforcement of international environmental protection laws must be improved / United Nations Environment Programme -- Failure to protect the environment will have negative economic and health effects / Ryan Nunn, Jimmy O'Donnell, Jay Shambaugh, Lawrence H. Goulder, Charles D. Kolstad, and Xianling Long -- No: regulation is too costly to businesses and consumers -- Self-regulation can be good for companies and consumers / Scott Shackelford -- Overregulation stifles growth and innovation / Lalit Bhasin -- Consumers pay a high price for regulation / Sam Batkins -- Is it possible for consumption to become more sustainable? -- Overview: convenient consumption isn't always sustainable consumption / Science History Institute -- Yes: it is possible to find more sustainable forms of consumption -- Plastics and disposability are the primary problems with consumption / Susan Strasser -- Sustainable development depends on environmental, social, and economic factors / Matthew Mason -- Manufacturing is becoming more sustainable / Joseph Rauch -- No: consumption can never be truly sustainable -- Consuming less would create a more fulfilling way of life / Samuel Alexander -- Economic growth stands in the way of sustainability / Juliette Legendre -- Consume less to protect the planet's finite resources / Sophie Perryer -- Drastic action is needed to reduce the impacts of climate change / United Nations Development Programme. |
| Summary |
"With the threat of climate change looming over the present, many consumers and companies have prioritized minimizing their environmental impact through making more sustainable choices. This volume examines the role that individual consumption plays in climate change, and how companies have attempted to become more sustainable and the effectiveness of these practices. Readers will evaluate whether countries and local municipalities should regulate consumption, and if it is even possible to change consumption practices enough to meaningfully impact climate change. Through reading opposing perspectives on these questions, readers will become better equipped to form their own intelligent opinions on these important issues"--Provided by the publisher. |
| Audience |
9-12 Medialog, Incorporated. |
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Grade 10-12. |
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Years 14-17. |
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Grade 9-12. |
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Z Guided Reading Level. |
| Subject |
Alternative lifestyles.
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Consumption (Economics)
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Sustainability -- Economic aspects.
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| Added Author |
Heing, Bridey.
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Grove, Erica M.
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| ISBN |
9781534507821 library binding |
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9781534507807 paperback |
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