Threats

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Environmental Threats and Opportunities
SummaryPresented by Chris Rolland

• Threats
• Which are the most critical hindrances to
  sustainability?
• Water air pollution Fossil fuel combustion is
  the source of critical air pollution problems
  throughout the world.
• Residual industry production
• Repercussions from human activities
• Opportunities
• Integrative solutions Political, industrial,
  commercial, agricultural, environmental
  interaction
• Continued pursuit of sufficient support of clean
  energy transition
• Incentives for clean energy use i.e. little or
  no CO2 emission
• Incremental steps toward sustainability

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Environmental Threats and Opportunities
EvaluationPresented by Chris Rolland

• Agreements
• Threats
• Canoe-steering society
• Presented criteria of threats
• Fossil fuel dependence
• Imbalance of per capita water resources
• Opportunities
• Cooperation between global sectors
• Clean energy transition needs increased
  government backing
• Most progress is made with incremental local
  controls of threats
• Disagreements
• Skepticism of drastic environmental changes in
  next 50 years