The reading from chapter one of Paths to a Green World by Jennifer Clapp and Peter Dauvergne gives an explanation that throughout history, there has been several different views on climate in hope for a change to make it better. Humans have become so modern with their confidence of survival and also their elimination. There are four main viewpoints “presented on the global political economy: market liberals, institutionalists, bioenvironmentalists, and social greens.” Each of these aspects will play as big factors for how climate change works now and in the future. There are many different examples that were used throughout the article such as: environmental taxes, the UN Environment Programme, different published journal entries, and environmental activists. While going through the reading, I agreed with all the points made since they cater to different views of the whole situation and can help change the problem as a whole. They are also topics I want to have a better understanding of because it will help create awareness of the situation. Something else that made me understand the whole article was the environmental perspectives because it shows different questions that are like a cause and effect for each of the topics (market liberals, institutionalists, bioenvironmentalists, and social greens.)
Also, as an international studies major, it is interesting to see how globalization is also a part of environmental science because it just shows that there are many correlations throughout the world no matter what the subject is. If everyone gets involved with making and creating different changes to help benefit the issue of climate change, once we know it, there will be a better future for the upcoming generations.
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