Environment vs. Growth,True/False tradeoff

Rosalie TsuiVivi YeHKBU-POLS 1120Instructor: Prof. Michael E. DeGolyer

Today’s Situation

After Financial Tsunami

Comparison- Poor Country > 670 million still living on <

US$1 per day > 600 million without safe

drinking water 1.9 billion without sanitation 800 million without electricity

or access to clean energy Millions still susceptible to

diseases and high maternal death rates

Rich Country

Natural Capital Decline Large areas of land

in various stages of degradation

Shrinking natural forests

Water extraction rates unsustainably high

Biodiversity decline Marine resources

vulnerable

Serious Environment Problem Urban quality of

life is threatened Declining water

quality Increasing health

threats from air pollution

Growing problems in human settlements

Sustainable Development

EconomicGrowth Environment

Protection

Sustainable Development

Sustained growth

Sustainable Growth

Solution to Sustainable Development

GREEN GROWTH

Improve eco-efficiency Economy1) To satisfy the under-devel

op countries needs by lower waste and resources.

2) Developed countries should share some of the technologies and skills to under-developed ones.

Environment1) Should add on having env

ironmental costs in socio-economic development

2) Educate citizen to aware on environment protection

Surgery

Economic

GrowthEnvironment

Protection

1) Promote Green Business

2) Growth for environment = cost or burden of environment

Conclusion: If we don’t want the following occurs…

As we should have a balance on economic growth and environmental development, both of them should not be ignored.

Then, we could make our conclusion to our topic.

Environment VS. Growth

False Tradeoff

Reference

1) Public Priorities: Environment vs. Economic Growth

http://www.gallup.com/poll/15820/public-priorities-environment-vs-economic-growth.aspx

2) Marketing Charts

http://www.marketingcharts.com/direct/economic-growth-vs-environment-push-come-to shove-growth-wins-5471

3) Green Growth

http://www.greengrowth.org/

4) Economic Growth versus the Environment

Judith A. Cherni, 2002.”Economic Growth versus the Environment”

5) Economic Growth and the environment

Kjell Arne Brekke,1997. “ Economic Growth and the environment”