1. Climate Change: Why the Old Approaches Aren’t Working

2. How Bad? Some people are “freaking out” while others are in complete denial or apathetic Is climate change a global problem or not? Who can afford to worry about it, or more importantly, do something about it? Who caused the problem in the first place?

3. 1972 UN Conference in the Human Environment Stockholm Economic system supported affluent lifestyles of the North SD – multilateral agreements and treaties b/w NS SD- integrating Env’al issues with global social and economic issues. 1983 World Commission on Environment and Development Address deteriorating human and social environment and the consequences for economic and social development Our Common Future (1987) "Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." 1992 UN Conference of Environment & Development Rio/Earth Summit Agenda 21 Both Conferences were negotiated by government delegates w scientific and environmental community 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development Johannesburg, SA ED central notion of SD “Rio minus 10” Economic analysts over scientific experts, markets over NS treaties SD= marriage b/w environmentalism & consumerism DISCOURSE Social Economic Environm ental Economic Env Social The Sustainable Development Timeline: From Three Legs to One

4. The Core Message and the Importance of Sociology We cannot deal with the environmental issues without addressing inequity. Technocratic solutions simply moved or shifted around environmental pollution NIMBY-PIBBY-PICBY

5. Inequality and Why it Matters for Addressing Climate Change Effects unequally distributed Responsibility for the problem is even more unequally distributed Vast differences in absolute and relative income Capacity Growing inequality in the South

6. Inequality and Why it Matters for Addressing Climate Change Why does inequality matter so much for resolving climate change? Inequality within and between nations, of many sorts, drives desperation in the Global South (vulnerability), anger at the injustice of the distribution of goods (wealth) and bads (emissions), as well as inability and unwillingness to participate effectively in international efforts to address climate change (participation in Kyoto and other environmental treaties).

7. Breaking the Deadlock: Expanding the Terrain We cannot deal with environmental issues without addressing inequality Ready stock of “fairness principles.” – Procedural Justice – Compensatory Justice