POLLUTION PRESENTATION

Environmental law

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Summary

I) General introduction of environmental law

II) The environmental responsibility of multinational corporates

III) Environmental law as a social question

Aquí puedes crear un contenido genial

Aquí puedes crear un contenido genial

Aquí puedes crear un contenido genial

A) The different types of environmental problems

Air pollution

Water pollution

Global Warming

"gradual increase in world temperatures caused by gasses in the air which prevent heat escaping into space and are a big threat to the future of the earth"

Fossil Fuels : "material formed underground from the remains of dead plants and animals that humans extract and burn to release energy for use."

Deforestation

B) The beggining of the legislative process

John Muir

Chipko movment, India 19th century

THANKS!

Stockholm Conference, 1972

C) The examples of the USA and the UK

The environment act 2021

Better air and water quality

Biodiversity

Waste reduction

Aquí puedes crear un contenido genial

Aquí puedes crear un contenido genial

Aquí puedes crear un contenido genial

Created by Richard Nixon in 1970

The environmental protection agency

Clean air act

1955

1963

Air Pollution Control Act

Clean Air Act

1967

Air Quality Act

Sustainable development

Clean Air Act

74%

reduction of carbon emision

21%

reduction of emission of tropospheric ozone

2million

cases of asthma prevented

• Corporates industrial activities have a huge impact on the environment

• The United Nations regulates the corpotates activities in link with the environment

• Environment = important aspect of corporates social responsability

McDonald's

EXCEPTION

REALITY

Nike

REALITY

• Recycling + Donation
• Refurbished --> a new life for old sneakers
• Use of recyclable materials
• Pro-ecology to raise awarness

• Greenwashing strategy = conomic approch
• Pollution by Nike's activities still exists

II) The environment: a social question

Individuals and associations

States and companies

2015

Juliana vs USA

Climate change

lasting change in global climate due to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

GREENHOUSES GASES

gases present in the earth's atmosphere that retain the heat of the planet.

Fossil fuels

non-renewable fuels and greenhouse gas emitters.

2018

People's climate case

10 families from Europe and elsewhere

violation of their fundamental rights

court of the EU ruled that this action was inadmissible

-accused New Zealand of inaction on global warming

Sarah Thomson vs New Zealand

Notre affaire à tous

-ultimatum to french government

Ecocide

RWE

Exxon

-peruvian farmer sued a german company

-lawsuit filed by a prosecutor