CONTENT STATEMENT
Environmental concerns, impacted by population growth, and heightened by international competition for the world’s energy supplies, have resulted in a new environmental consciousness and a movement for the sustainability of the world’s resources.
CONTENT ELABORATION
World population growth and the competition for energy supplies have led to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions, the loss of tens of thousands of plant and wildlife species, and the rapid decline of rainforests.
A new environmental consciousness and a movement for the sustainability of the world’s resources has influenced the actions of:
Citizen organizations (e.g., Greenpeace, Sierra Club, World Wildlife Fund, Ocean Conservancy); and
Government conferences (e.g., 1992 Earth Summit, 1997 Kyoto Protocol, 2012 Rio Earth Summit, 2016 Paris Agreement).
EXPECTATIONS FOR LEARNING
Describe the environmental challenges that have resulted from industrial development.
Describe the reasons for the new environmental consciousness and movement for sustainability.