Environmental Econ: Crash Course Economics #22
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So, if economics is about choices and how we use our resources, econ probably has a lot to say about the environment, right? Right! In simple terms, pollution is just a market failure. The market is producing more pollution than society wants. This week, Adriene and Jacob focus on the environment, and how economics can be used to control and reduce pollution and emissions. You'll learn about supply and demand, incentives, and how government intervention influences the environment. Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Thanks to the following Patrons for their generous monthly contributions that help keep Crash Course free for everyone forever: Mark, Eric Kitchen, Jessica Wode, Jeffrey Thompson, Steve Marshall, Moritz Schmidt, Robert Kunz, Tim Curwick, Jason A Saslow, SR Foxley, Elliot Beter, Jacob Ash, Christian, Jan Schmid, Jirat, Christy Huddleston, Daniel Baulig, Chris Peters, Anna-Ester Volozh, Ian Dundore, Caleb Weeks -- Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Tumblr - http://thecrashcourse.tumblr.com Support Crash Course on Patreon: http://patreon.com/crashcourse CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids
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What's wrong with nuclear energy??? I think the best case scenario is to switch to nuclear short term, and have a long term plan to switch to renewable energy(solar, wind, hydro, wave, etc.)
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I like the incentives approach
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saying climate change is real is like saying seltzer is a weapon
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What about cow farts? Meat idustry causes a lot of green house gasses too. And I'm a meat eater, btw.
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This has more problems than solutions (like the video says). You also have to factor in poverty, income inequality, N.I.M.B.Y., and the fact that global warming is not exactly effecting every individual person..leading to not caring as much. Also, politicians still see it as a far-off issue, and not immediate! Do you guys know any environmental economists that I could talk to?
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To all the people who dot want to quit meat altogether, start by eating less red meat. That's not that hard to do, is it? And it could really make an impact if everyone did the same.
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no one meantioned meat! I'm so disappointed! It's worse for climate change than all the oil
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Thanks a lot!!! it's cool.
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This isn't environmental economics, it is environmentalism with an economic view. Environmental economics has to also consider the fact that people don't value nature evenly, which greatly changes what is meant by saving the environment. The video only goes into values based on bequests for future generations but how can we value such things. To only focus on that issue, diminishes the value of what the video teaches due to its subjective nature.
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Adriene talks too much and adds a liberal spin to everything. Not to mention her over use of her hands is annoying. This course would be so much better without her!
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I am so mad I want to kick an oil barrel over and light it on fire!!
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OMG I COULD NOT TAKE HIM SERIUSLY WITH THAT AC DC BELT
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cough animal agriculture cough
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One word; Motorcycles.
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what does BFTBA stand for? i just noticed you guys say it at the end of ALL your videos
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if they actually did everything she said they could do, we could help save the world. then other countries would follow suite... isn't that something the UN should be imposing since it's a global threat?
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you should watch "the venus project " get some new and fresh ideas!
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Firstly - human CO^2 emissions are higher than ever, yet there has been no net warming trend over the past 18 years. Secondly, enough with the "over millions of years" stuff. There are plenty of limiting factors that limit the Earth's age to only about 6,000 to 10,000 years. Those methods that scientists use to say the Earth is about 4.54 billion years old often rely on several assumptions that are easily refuted.
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what about nuclear?
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Also with hybrid cars, that's the problem with the waste in both the old and new car. Electric cars result in batteries that are hard to recycle (after they permanently die).
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