Energy and Environment
CHAPTER 1: Overview of Global Energy and Environmental Issues
Environmental milestones, landmarks * Vedas ( love and respect for nature ) * Ancient civilisations - self-imposed restrictions …to avoid pollution, degradation ..spiritual means .. ) * Rachel Carson and the Silent Spring: When Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was published in 1962; it generated a storm of controversy over the use of chemical pesticides. Miss Carson's intent in writing Silent Spring was to warn the public of the dangers associated with pesticide use. Throughout her book are numerous case studies documenting the harmful effects that chemical pesticides have had on the environment? Along with these facts, she explains how in many instances the pesticides have done more harm than good in eradicating the pests they were designed to destroy. In addition to her reports on pesticide use, Miss Carson points out that many of the long-term effects that these chemicals may have on the environment, as well as on humans, are still unknown. Her book as one critic wrote, "dealt pesticides a sharp blow" (Senior Scholastic 1962). The controversy sparked by Silent Spring led to the enactment of environmental legislation and the establishment of government agencies to better regulate the use of these chemicals * UNCED – Stockholm 1972 * Indira Gandhi and the environment (Project Tiger , Silent valley …. ) * Bhopal Gas disaster - 1984
Rio -1992: United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio Summit, Rio Conference, Earth Summit(Portuguese: Eco '92) was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 June to 14 June 1992. The issues addressed included: * systematic scrutiny of patterns of production — particularly the production of toxic components, such as lead in gasoline, or poisonous waste including radioactive chemicals * alternative sources of energy to replace the use of fossil fuels which are linked to
Environmental milestones, landmarks * Vedas ( love and respect for nature ) * Ancient civilisations - self-imposed restrictions …to avoid pollution, degradation ..spiritual means .. ) * Rachel Carson and the Silent Spring: When Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was published in 1962; it generated a storm of controversy over the use of chemical pesticides. Miss Carson's intent in writing Silent Spring was to warn the public of the dangers associated with pesticide use. Throughout her book are numerous case studies documenting the harmful effects that chemical pesticides have had on the environment? Along with these facts, she explains how in many instances the pesticides have done more harm than good in eradicating the pests they were designed to destroy. In addition to her reports on pesticide use, Miss Carson points out that many of the long-term effects that these chemicals may have on the environment, as well as on humans, are still unknown. Her book as one critic wrote, "dealt pesticides a sharp blow" (Senior Scholastic 1962). The controversy sparked by Silent Spring led to the enactment of environmental legislation and the establishment of government agencies to better regulate the use of these chemicals * UNCED – Stockholm 1972 * Indira Gandhi and the environment (Project Tiger , Silent valley …. ) * Bhopal Gas disaster - 1984
Rio -1992: United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio Summit, Rio Conference, Earth Summit(Portuguese: Eco '92) was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 June to 14 June 1992. The issues addressed included: * systematic scrutiny of patterns of production — particularly the production of toxic components, such as lead in gasoline, or poisonous waste including radioactive chemicals * alternative sources of energy to replace the use of fossil fuels which are linked to